The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN Book, Featuring the Justices in their Own Words
Autor C-SPAN Editat de Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, Mark Farkasen Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 mai 2010 – vârsta de la 9 ani
The
Supreme
Courtgrew
out
of
a
unique
opportunity
to
interview
all
nine
sitting
Supreme
Court
Justices
plus
retired
Justice
O'Connor
for
a
documentary
on
the
Supreme
Court.
Through
Brian
Lamb
and
Susan
Swain's
interviews
with
our
country's
most
influential
judges,
the
book
offers
portraits
of
the
Justices
that
introduces
readers
to
the
closed
world
of
the
Supreme
Court,
and
what's
it's
really
like
to
serve
on
the
nation's
highest
Court.
Accompanying
the
Justices
around
the
Supreme
Court,
and
through
offices
steeped
in
historic
memorabilia,
Lamb
and
Swain
offer
readers
a
window
into
a
fascinating
world
to
which
few
have
had
access.
In
these
pages,
Justice
Sotomayor
reflects
on
her
first
impressions
of
the
job
and
the
acclimation
process.
Justice
Breyer
takes
us
behind
the
scenes
on
a
private
tour
of
his
Chambers
as
he
describes
how
the
Court
works.
And
Chief
Justice
Roberts
talks
about
the
role
of
the
Court
in
Society,
the
role
of
the
Chief
Justice,
and
the
process
of
deciding
cases.
Enriching this unique material are interviews with journalists, court historians, and other experts on the Court. Journalists Joan Biskupic and Lyle Denniston (the longest serving Supreme Court reporter) talk about the process that unfolds in the Court and the impact of a new member of the Court. Clerk of the Supreme Court William Suter provides insights into the traditions of the Court. Historian Jim O'Hara discusses the Supreme Court building and its history. Two attorneys who have argued numerous cases in front of the Supreme Court tell readers what it's like facing the justices in fast paced oral arguments.
Vividly illustrated with color photographs, the book is a perfect gift for anyone interested in the makings of this powerful institution.
Enriching this unique material are interviews with journalists, court historians, and other experts on the Court. Journalists Joan Biskupic and Lyle Denniston (the longest serving Supreme Court reporter) talk about the process that unfolds in the Court and the impact of a new member of the Court. Clerk of the Supreme Court William Suter provides insights into the traditions of the Court. Historian Jim O'Hara discusses the Supreme Court building and its history. Two attorneys who have argued numerous cases in front of the Supreme Court tell readers what it's like facing the justices in fast paced oral arguments.
Vividly illustrated with color photographs, the book is a perfect gift for anyone interested in the makings of this powerful institution.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781586488352
ISBN-10: 158648835X
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: including a 4-color 16-pp. photo insert
Dimensiuni: 157 x 231 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
ISBN-10: 158648835X
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: including a 4-color 16-pp. photo insert
Dimensiuni: 157 x 231 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
Notă biografică
Brian
Lambis
C-SPAN's
founding
CEO
and
chairman
and
longtime
on-camera
interviewer.
Lamb
lives
in
Arlington,
Virginia.Susan
Swainis
President
&
co-Chief
Operating
Officer
of
C-SPAN.
For
more
than
twenty-five
years,
she
has
been
an
on-air
interviewer
for
the
program.
A
regular
moderator
ofWashington
Journal,
she's
interviewed
hundreds
of
members
of
Congress,
policy
experts,
journalists
and
several
presidents.
She
lives
in
Northern
Virginia.
Mark Farkashas been involved in C-SPAN feature productions for a quarter-century. In addition to his projects on the U.S. Capitol and the White House, Farkas was executive producer for C-SPAN's 1999-2000 Peabody Award winning series "American Presidents: Life Portraits;" the 1998 "Alexis deTocqueville Tour," and 1994's "Lincoln-Douglas Debates."
Mark Farkashas been involved in C-SPAN feature productions for a quarter-century. In addition to his projects on the U.S. Capitol and the White House, Farkas was executive producer for C-SPAN's 1999-2000 Peabody Award winning series "American Presidents: Life Portraits;" the 1998 "Alexis deTocqueville Tour," and 1994's "Lincoln-Douglas Debates."
Recenzii
Booklist,
May
15,
2010
“C-SPAN set out to do a documentary on the history of the stately Supreme Court building when a confluence of circumstances turned the project into a collection of interviews with the then-sitting jurists, as well as retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and recently seated Justice Sonia Sotomayor. To get such broad access to this group of famously media-shy figures was a major coup… The total package is a fascinating look.”
PoliticsDaily, April 29, 2010
“C-SPAN, the treasured chronicler of American public affairs, has yet again provided a valuable service with a new documentary book about the Supreme Court. …Very helpful is a good way to describe C-SPAN’s book and its continuing efforts to educate Americans about what the Supreme Court is and is not. How about Brian Lamb as the next justice?”
“C-SPAN set out to do a documentary on the history of the stately Supreme Court building when a confluence of circumstances turned the project into a collection of interviews with the then-sitting jurists, as well as retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and recently seated Justice Sonia Sotomayor. To get such broad access to this group of famously media-shy figures was a major coup… The total package is a fascinating look.”
PoliticsDaily, April 29, 2010
“C-SPAN, the treasured chronicler of American public affairs, has yet again provided a valuable service with a new documentary book about the Supreme Court. …Very helpful is a good way to describe C-SPAN’s book and its continuing efforts to educate Americans about what the Supreme Court is and is not. How about Brian Lamb as the next justice?”