Author: Justice John Paul Stevens
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316489670
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
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A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times). When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In The Making of a Justice, he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court. Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society during some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, The Making of a Justice is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.
Author: William J. Stuntz
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674051750
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425
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Rule of law has vanished in America’s criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. A leading criminal law scholar looks to history for the roots of these problems—and solutions.
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Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Author: United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
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Category : Customs administration
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Author: Terry Catasús Jennings
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1499812523
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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This biography of Pauli Murray is a groundbreaking new nonfiction book intended for the middle grade audience written in verse. Pauli Murray was a thorn in the side of white America demanding justice and equal treatment for all. She was a queer civil rights and women's rights activist before any movement advocated for either--the brilliant mind that, in 1944, conceptualized the arguments that would win Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka; and in 1964, the arguments that won women equality in the workplace. Throughout her life, she fought for the oppressed, not only through changing laws, but by using her powerful prose to influence those who could affect change. She lived by her convictions and challenged authority to demand fairness and justice regardless of the personal consequences. Without seeking acknowledgment, glory, or financial gain for what she did, Pauli Murray fought in the trenches for many of the rights we take for granted. Her goal was human rights and the dignity of life for all.
Author: United States
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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Author: United States
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
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Author: William Miller Collier
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Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 1810
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Author: G. Thomas Porteous (Jr.)
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Author: Robert Desty
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385469376
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
