American original the life and constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

A profile of the conservative Supreme Court justice offers insight into his absolute belief system and considerable body of work, evaluating Scalia as an "apex of power" whose opinions may have far-reaching consequences in the social counterrevolution.

Main Author: Biskupic, Joan.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • A place in the American story
  • In the turbulence of Watergate
  • Witness for the executive
  • Meeting of the minds
  • Relentless in dissent
  • "I have no agenda."
  • "Is anybody listening?"
  • Dilemmas of race
  • Passions of his mind
  • "A country I do not recognize"
  • Bush v. Gore : not over it
  • "Quack, quack"
  • The center chair
  • Showman of the bench
  • Power in a time of terrorism
  • "You get one shot".