Courtwatchers : eyewitness accounts in Supreme Court history / Clare Cushman.
2011
KF8742 .C875 2011 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Courtwatchers : eyewitness accounts in Supreme Court history / Clare Cushman.
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Description
xiv, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
"Published in association with the Supreme Court Historical Society."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KF8742 .C875 2011
Language
English
ISBN
9781442212459 hardback
1442212454 hardback
9781442212473 electronic
1442212470 electronic
1442212454 hardback
9781442212473 electronic
1442212470 electronic
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