John Paul Stevens : : An Independent Life /

John Paul Stevens : : An Independent Life / / Bill Barnhart, Gene Schlickman.

During Justice Sonya Sotomayor's 2009 confirmation hearings, the idea of "biography" played a high-profile role in the debate. How much does a person's experience affect his or her judicial opinions? Should personal history be a key consideration when determining qualifications t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Barnhart, Bill,
Schlickman, Gene,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021]
©2010
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (324 p.) :; 43 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction The Flag
  • 1 The Family
  • 2 The War
  • 3 The School
  • 4 The Great Writ
  • 5 The Client
  • 6 The Senator
  • 7 The Bench
  • 8 The President
  • 9 The Newcomer
  • 10 The Justice
  • 11 The Independent justice
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index of Selected Cases
  • General Index

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