First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kenneth W. Starr 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2002-10
• ISBN 9780446527569
• 定价 241.20元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Today'sU.S.SupremeCourtconsistsofnineintriguinglyvariedjustices--andoneoverwhelmingcontradiction:ComparedtotheWarrenCourt,theRehnquistCourtappearsdeceptivelypassive,yetitstandsasreadytodefyconventionasitstrailblazingpredecessorofthe1950sand'60s.NowKennethW.Starr--whoarguedtwenty-fivecasesassolicitorgeneralbeforetheSupremeCourtandisoneofthenation'smostdistinguishedpractitionersofconstitutionallaw--offersusanincisiveandunprecedentedlookatthehighestcourtintheland.Heshowsus,asnooneeverhas,theveryhumanjusticeswhohaveshapedourlaw,fromSandraDayO'Connor,theCourt'smostpivotalplayer,toClarenceThomas,itsmostoriginalthinker.AndheexploresthepresentCourt'sevolutionintoalawyerlytribunaldedicatedtobothconsensusanddebateontheseandotherhotlycontestedissues.

【作者简介】

CurrentlyapartneranKirklandandEllis,alawfirminWashington,D.C.,KennethStarrservedasSolicitorGeneral,clerkedforChiefJusticeWarrenBurger,andservedasaU.S.CircuitJudge.HelivesinMcLean,Virginia.