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What is the Supreme Court?

"Best-selling author, former executive editor of the New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the...

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Main Author: Abramson, Jill, 1954- (Author)
Other Authors: Copeland, Gregory (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2022.
Series:What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm))
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Justice, Administration of > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:"Best-selling author, former executive editor of the New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the country, and why the US justice system is so vital to democracy"--
Physical Description:108 pages : illustrations, 16 pages unnumbered plates ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
ISBN:9780593386781
0593386787
9780593386798
0593386795
9781518264184
1518264182
Author Notes:Jill Abramson was the executive editor of The New York Times , the first woman to hold its most senior editorial position, between 2011 and 2014. During her seventeen years at the paper she was also the first woman to serve as its managing editor and as its Washington bureau chief. Before joining the Times , she spent nine years at the Wall Street Journal . She is now a senior lecturer at Harvard University and writes a bi-weekly column for the Guardian about US politics. She lives in New York City.

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