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Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice

Autor Joan Biskupic
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2006
Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, was called the most powerful woman in America. She became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned, and it was often said that to gauge the direction of American law, one need look only to O'Connor's vote. Drawing on information gleaned from once-private papers, hundreds of interviews, and the insight gained from nearly two decades of covering the Supreme Court, author Joan Biskupic offers readers a fascinating portrait of a complex and multifaceted woman—lawyer, politician, legislator, and justice, as well as wife, mother, A-list society hostess, and competitive athlete. Biskupic provides an in-depth account of her transformation from tentative jurist to confident architect of American law.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780060590192
ISBN-10: 006059019X
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Ecco

Recenzii

“[A] lively life of the just-retired Associate Justice…. [A] fitting farewell to an influential jurist.” — Kirkus Reviews
“An insightful biography of perhaps the most influential associate justice in recent history…. Highly recommended.” — Library Journal
“A comprehensive narrative of O’Connor’s remarkable judicial career.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A fine new biography.” — New York Times
“[A] fascinating and revealing biography…. Biskupic writes clearly and without hyperbole.” — St. Petersburg Times
“An excellent account of Sandra Day O’Connor’s life and times as the first woman Supreme Court justice.” — Washington Post Blog
“A valuable window into O’Connor’s operating style.” — Roll Call
“Biskupic ... draws on once-private Court documents and hundreds of interviews to offer an absorbing portrait…. [An] illuminating biography.” — Booklist
“[A] smart book…. Brisk and thorough.” — Bloomberg News
“[A] highly readable and engaging work…. [A] powerful and persuasive account.” — Washington Post Book World

Notă biografică

Joan Biskupic is CNN's Senior Supreme Court Analyst. Before joining CNN in 2017, she was an editor in charge for legal affairs at Reuters and was previously the Supreme Court correspondent for the Washington Post and for USA Today. Biskupic was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism in 2015. In addition to her biography of John Roberts, The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts, Biskupic is the author of books on Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, and Sonia Sotomayor. She also holds a law degree from Georgetown University.