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An edition of Courtwatchers (2011)

Courtwatchers

eyewitness accounts of life on the Supreme Court

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"In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years.This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court's colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political and legal history"--

"In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than two hundred years. This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court's colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political and legal history"--

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English
Pages
312

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Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History
2017, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Courtwatchers
Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History
2011, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Courtwatchers
Courtwatchers: eyewitness accounts of life on the Supreme Court
2011, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
in English

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Table of Contents

Sink or swim: the first decade
John Marshall takes charge: establishing power
Justice by Shay, stagecoach, steamboat, train: riding circuit
Wives, children . . . husbands: supporting roles
Yes, Mr. president: appointment and confirmation
Learning the ropes: a rookie arrives
Inside the courtroom: views of the bench
Silver tongues and quill pens: oral argument
Nine justices, one bench: building consensus
(Not so) good behavior: discord and feuds
A peek inside chambers: clerk stories
"Welcome to the chain gang": managing the workload
Timing it right: stepping down.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Lanham, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
347.73/2609
Library of Congress
KF8742 .C875 2011, KF8742.C875 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
312

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24857907M
Internet Archive
courtwatcherseye0000cush
ISBN 13
9781442212459, 9781442212473
LCCN
2011019794
OCLC/WorldCat
724674112

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