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A template for popular books about the supreme court has emerged since bob woodward and scott armstrongs the brethren was published in 1979. Transcript of nina totenbergs npr report on anita hills. You know youre a celebrity when everyone has an opinion about you. Lawyer and journalist adam cohen explores five decades of supreme court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion. Supreme court associate justice ruth bader ginsburg. Contentious state supreme court debate focuses on fitness for. Oct 22, 2019 as the 2020 election comes into sharper focus, one issue that seems to animate both sides the supreme court is once again taking center stage. Shon robert hopwood born june 11, 1975 is an american convicted felon, appellate lawyer, and professor of law at georgetown university law center. Folklib index music reference books by national public radio npr.
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His book, dissent and the supreme court discusses the most notable dissents throughout the court s history. Retired supreme court justice john paul stevens, pictured in 2014, says he can no longer get around the tennis court safely, but he can play a decent game of pingpong. The case for less commercialism and more due process in college sports, took to the radio this past weekend to discuss his new book with only a game, produced by boston npr affiliate 90. Legal correspondent dahlia lithwick recommends the best books on the supreme court justices of the united states.
Hopwood became wellknown as a jailhouse lawyer who served time in prison for bank robbery. May 23, 2010 the green bag, an entertaining journal of law, has selected the lillian goldman law library to be the official archive of its supreme court bobbleheads. Supreme court rules mandatory life sentences for children are. Comprehensive supreme court news coverage and commentary. Npr legal reporter criticizes gorsuch for citing the.
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The workload generally follows the supreme courts schedule that is, very busy on argument and opinion days, but with fewer timesensitive posts and more flexibility at other times of the year. A new tellall book by a former supreme court clerk portrays the. Inside the supreme court s assault on the constitution. National public radio npr, stylized as npr is a privately and publicly funded american. This act was signed into law by 36th president lyndon b. The supreme courts fiftyyear battle for a more unjust america. Inside the supreme courts assault on the constitution. Kaplan warns that the court is becoming increasingly polarized and influential. Nina totenberg, nprs legalaffairs correspondent, sat with ginsburg.
Prior to his current role, greene served as a law clerk to the hon. Supreme court decision on caa and nrc, sc verdictjudgement. Show archives for chapter a day wisconsin public radio. Dahlia lithwick has been watching supreme court justices from their courtroom for 10 years. Jun 17, 2019 supreme court justices split along unexpected lines in 3 cases the court decided four cases monday, and three defied the usual ideological fissures. The bench was hearing a batch of 143 pleas challenging the validity of caa, including those filed by the indian union muslim league iuml and congress leader jairam ramesh. New book traces how partisanship has reshaped the supreme. Tuesday, march 27, 2012, was the second of three days of oral argument in the most important supreme court case of the obama administration. Good morning and welcome to day three of the live blog of the appeals concerning the lawfulness of the current. Opinion the supreme court is coming apart the new york.
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With the nomination of brett kavanaugh pending, npr s michel martin interviews david a. List of books and articles about supreme court justices. Wisconsin supreme court justice daniel kelly will face off against dane county judge jill karofsky in the april 7 supreme court election after both candidates emerged as the top two votegetters in tuesdays primary. Also top stories from business, politics, health, science, technology, music, arts and culture. Kaplan makes a strong and compelling case that, whatever the outcome, one thing is guaranteed. Much of that iconic status is attributed to a tumblr called notorious r. After 12 years as the only woman on the supreme court bench. Oct 20, 2014 today is most likely going to be a banner decision day for the supreme court, so in wild anticipation, scotus expert nina totenberg was on call to answer some needtoknow questions for the. Anna salvatore is a 16yearold from new jersey who has started a popular blog for high school students about the u. Supreme court denies apples appeal on ebooks, triggering. The most dangerous branch asks whether the supreme court. Supreme court justices split along unexpected lines. Oct 31, 2018 is the supreme court the most dangerous branch of government. Inside the secret world of the supreme court by jeffrey toobin, the brethren.
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