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ix, 421 pages : facsimile ; 25 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
From Lancashire to Wonder Street -- The education of John Roberts -- Hearing the call -- "May it please the court" -- The standout -- The right place -- Blacks, whites, and Brown -- Politics and money -- A switch in time -- Divided by race -- A fractured court -- An open seat -- The Roberts Court in the Trump era. |
| Summary |
John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything but, pointing to his conservative victories on voting rights and campaign finance. Yet he broke from orthodoxy in his decision to preserve Obamacare. Biskupic takes us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far, contending that Roberts is torn between two, often divergent, priorities: to carry out a conservative agenda, and to protect the Court's image and his place in history. In doing so, she reveals the making of a justice-- and the drama on this nation's highest court. -- adapted from publisher info |
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Roberts, John G., Jr., 1955-
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United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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United States. Supreme Court -- History.
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Judges -- United States -- Biography.
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Roberts, John G., Jr., 1955- (OCoLC)fst01548439
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United States. Supreme Court. (OCoLC)fst00529481
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Employees. (OCoLC)fst00909111
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Judges. (OCoLC)fst00984490
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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United States. Supreme Court -- Biography.
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United States. Supreme Court.
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Judges -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780465093274 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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0465093272 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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9780465093281 (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
40028967976 |
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