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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
From the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land. Out of Order sheds light on the centuries of change and upheaval that transformed the Supreme Court from its uncertain beginnings into the remarkable institution that thrives and endures today. Justice O'Connor weaves together stories and lessons from the history of the Court, charting turning...
Author
Series
Paul Madriani novels volume 11
Language
English
Description
After a career terrorist threatens to destroy the Supreme Court in a single horrible act, defense attorney Paul Madriani must put his life on the line in order to stop the sinister deed before it comes to fruition.
Author
Series
Avery Keene thrillers volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Plunged into an explosive role she never anticipated, Avery Keene, now the legal guardian of power of attorney for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, must unravel the clues he left behind in regards to a dangerous conspiracy that has infiltrated the highest power corridors of Washington.
"An inside-Washington thriller about an ambitious law clerk thrown into a life-or-death treasure hunt with major national implications when the Supreme Court justice...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Convicted of a murder that took place twenty-five years ago, an innocent Rufus Harms secretly files an appeal with the Supreme Court, but the real killers embark on a deadly campaign to ensure that the case will remain closed, eliminating all who could reveal the truth
10) The Collectors
Author
Series
Camel Club novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
The Camel Club, a quartet of eccentrics dedicated to finding out what's really going on in America's government, becomes embroiled in an intriguing and dangerous mystery when the assassination of the U.S. Speaker of the House is linked to the death of the director of the Library of Congress's rare book room.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Offers an illustrated introduction to the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that explores the ways that the society in which she grew up was unfair toward women, Jews, and other groups, and how she spent her life working to fight that unfairness.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Thirty years ago, Laney, Mia, Betts, and Ginger were roommates and best friends in law school. Collectively nicknamed the Ms. Bradwells by a professor their relationship has weathered marriage, divorce, children, and death, but when Betts's Supreme Court nomination is threatened by questions about the death of a young man at a party they attended decades ago, the women retreat to the scene of the crime--Ginger's mother's summer house--to untangle...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Reveals what really happened behind the scenes of the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and discusses what the bitterly divisive hearings mean for the future of the Court and the battle for the soul of America.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Former Justice Stevens discusses the accomplishments of the earliest Chief Justices and the role of Chief Justice, profiles each of the Chief Justices he knew personally and their most important cases, and describes his relationship with each.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Uses the contentious five-day Senate hearing to confirm his appointment as the first African American justice on the Supreme Court as the framework to trace the life and career of one of the giants of the civil rights movement.
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