Out of order stories from the history of the Supreme Court

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 rema...

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Main Author: O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, c2013.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Looming large : historic intersections of the president and the Supreme Court
  • The call to serve : judicial appointments
  • A house is not a home : the journey to One First Street
  • Humble beginnings : the first decade of the United States Supreme Court
  • Itinerant justice : riding circuit
  • The Supreme Court's changing jurisdiction
  • Golden tongues : oral advocacy before the court
  • Customs and traditions of the court
  • Some laughs on the bench
  • Larger-than- life justices
  • Gone but not forgotten : judicial retirement
  • Supreme Court "firsts".