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The 44 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life
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Can the government seize your house to build a shopping mall? Can it determine what control you have over your own body? Can police search your cellphone?
The answers to those questions come from the Supreme Court, whose rulings have shaped American life and justice and allowed Americans to retain basic freedoms such as privacy, free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Especially relevant in light of Justice Antonin Scalia's passing, as President Obama gears for a fight over nominating his successor, and as we prepare to elect a new president who may get to appoint other justices, the revised and updated edition of Michael G. Trachtman's riveting work includes 10 important cases from 2010 to 2015.
These cases include: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), which restricts the right of governments to limit campaign contributions by corporations and unions; Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014), which allows a religious exemption from the Affordable Care Act requirement that corporations pay for contraceptive coverage for their employees; Riley v. California (2014), which ruled that police need warrants to search the cellphones of people they arrest; and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), which ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.
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The Constitution of the United States begins with the words "we the people". But from the earliest days of the American republic, there have been two competing notions of "the people", which led to two very different visions of the Constitution. Those who view "we the people" collectively think popular sovereignty resides in the people as a group, which leads them to favor a democratic constitution that allows the will of the people to be expressed by majority rule
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Read the book, don't listen
- De I Keep AMZN in Business en 06-23-16
De: Randy E. Barnett
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Corruption in America
- From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United
- De: Zephyr Teachout
- Narrado por: Jo Anna Perrin
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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For two centuries, the Framers' ideas about political corruption flourished in the courts, even in the absence of clear rules governing voters, civil officers, and elected officials. In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court began to narrow the definition of corruption, and the meaning has since changed dramatically. No case makes that clearer than Citizens United.
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Law Review+
- De Ben P. en 01-02-17
De: Zephyr Teachout
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A People's History of the Supreme Court
- The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution
- De: Peter Irons, Howard Zinn - foreword
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 28 h y 32 m
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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court.
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Really enjoyed this book
- De Paul en 02-19-20
De: Peter Irons, y otros
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Our Lost Constitution
- The Willful Subversion of America's Founding Document
- De: Mike Lee
- Narrado por: Mike Lee, Tom Parks
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
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Senator Mike Lee tells the dramatic, little-known stories behind six of the Constitution's most indispensable provisions. He shows their rise. He shows their fall. And he makes vividly clear how nearly every abuse of federal power today is rooted in neglect of this Lost Constitution.
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Solution is a bit naive
- De Will en 08-07-16
De: Mike Lee
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Lies the Government Told You
- Myth, Power, and Deception in American History
- De: Andrew P. Napolitano
- Narrado por: Andrew Napolitano
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
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In Lies the Government Told You, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano reveals how America's freedom, as guaranteed by the US Constitution, has been forfeited by a government more protective of its own power than its obligations to preserve our individual liberties.
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A Must Read America 🇺🇸
- De Jamie Schaible en 05-30-23
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Broken Government
- How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
- De: John W. Dean
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 10 h y 5 m
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In his eighth book, Dean takes the broadest and deepest view yet of the dysfunctional chaos and institutional damage that the Republican Party and its core conservatives have inflicted on the federal government. He assesses the state of all three branches of government, tracing their decline through the presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II.
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Attention Policy Wonks - This is the book for you
- De Neal en 09-19-09
De: John W. Dean
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How Rights Went Wrong
- Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
- De: Jamal Greene
- Narrado por: Ryan Vincent Anderson
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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Rights are a sacred part of American identity. Yet they were an afterthought for the Framers. Only as a result of the racial strife that exploded during the Civil War—and a series of resulting missteps by the Supreme Court—did rights gain such outsized power. Over and again, courts have treated rights conflicts as zero-sum games in which awarding rights to one side means denying rights to others. As eminent legal scholar Jamal Greene shows in How Rights Went Wrong, we need to recouple rights with justice—before they tear society apart.
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A different way to look at rights.
- De Nicolas Pabon en 07-11-23
De: Jamal Greene
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution
- De: Kevin R.C. Gutzman
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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Instead of the system that the Constitution intended, judges have created a system in which bureaucrats and appointed officials make most of the important policies. While the government claims to be a representative republic, somehow hot-button topics from gay marriage to the allocation of Florida's presidential electors always seem to be decided by unelected judges. What gives them the right to decide such issues? The judges say it's the Constitution.
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The best PIG to date
- De Matthew Groom en 05-16-08
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The Bill of Rights Primer
- A Citizen's Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights
- De: Akhil Reed Amar, Les Adams
- Narrado por: Tim Lundeen
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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Many Americans reference the Bill of Rights, a document that represents many of the freedoms that define the United States. Who doesn’t know about the First Amendment’s freedom of religion or Second Amendment’s right to bear arms? In this succinct volume, Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams offer a wealth of knowledge about the Bill of Rights that goes beyond a basic understanding.The Bill of Rights Primer is an authoritative guide to all American freedoms. Uncluttered and well-organized, this audiobook is perfect for those who want to study up on the Bill of Rights without needing a law degree to do so.
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At this length, basic; but at that, great
- De Philo en 06-10-15
De: Akhil Reed Amar, y otros
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Freedom for the Thought That We Hate
- A Biography of the First Amendment
- De: Anthony Lewis
- Narrado por: Stow Lovejoy
- Duración: 5 h y 49 m
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More than any other people on earth, Americans are free to say and write what they think. The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance, but just 14 words in our most fundamental legal document: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Anthony Lewis tells us how these rights were created, revealing a story of hard choices, heroic (and some less heroic) judges, and fascinating and eccentric defendants who forced the legal system to come face-to-face with one of America's great founding ideas.
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Freedom of Expression: 163 years of Solitude
- De Dudley H. Williams en 12-21-11
De: Anthony Lewis
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A People's History of the Supreme Court
- The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution
- De: Peter Irons, Howard Zinn - foreword
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 28 h y 32 m
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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court.
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Really enjoyed this book
- De Paul en 02-19-20
De: Peter Irons, y otros
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A Matter of Interpretation
- Federal Courts and the Law
- De: Antonin Scalia, Amy Gutmann - editor foreword
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
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We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. But is this common-law mindset, which is appropriate in its place, suitable also in statutory and constitutional interpretation? In a witty and trenchant essay, Justice Scalia answers this question with a resounding negative.
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Deeper and denser but understandable
- De Danilo Josue Cardona en 07-13-24
De: Antonin Scalia, y otros
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The Legal Analyst
- A Toolkit for Thinking About the Law
- De: Ward Farnsworth
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 14 h y 17 m
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There are two kinds of knowledge law school teaches: legal rules on the one hand, and tools for thinking about legal problems on the other. Although the tools are far more interesting and useful than the rules, they tend to be neglected in favor of other aspects of the curriculum. In The Legal Analyst, Ward Farnsworth brings together in one place all of the most powerful of those tools for thinking about law.
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Behind the rules: ties it all together
- De Philo en 06-05-22
De: Ward Farnsworth
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Presumed Guilty
- How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights
- De: Erwin Chemerinsky
- Narrado por: Perry Daniels
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
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Presumed Guilty reveals how the Supreme Court allows the perpetuation of racist policing by presuming that suspects, especially people of color, are guilty.
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Required Reading
- De Robert Bragaw en 02-26-23
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Making Our Democracy Work
- A Judge’s View
- De: Justice Stephen Breyer
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivers an impassioned argument for the proper role of America’s highest judicial body. Examining historic and contemporary decisions by the Court, Breyer highlights the rulings that have bolstered public confidence as well as the missteps that have triggered distrust. What emerges is a unique approach - certain to be admired for years to come - to interpreting the Constitution.
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Timely
- De Don en 05-17-17
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U.S. Constitution for Dummies
- 2nd Edition
- De: Dr. Michael Arnheim
- Narrado por: Dr. Michael Arnheim
- Duración: 18 h y 40 m
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Want to make sense of the US Constitution? This new edition walks you through this revered document, explaining how the articles and amendments came to be and how they have guided legislators, judges, and presidents - and sparked ongoing debates along the way. You'll get the lowdown on all the big issues - from separation of church and state to impeachment to civil rights - that continue to affect Americans' daily lives. Plus, you'll find out about the different approaches to interpretation and how the document has changed over the past 200+ years.
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Much better than I anticipated.
- De JoEllen LeVitre en 08-30-20
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A People's History of the Supreme Court
- The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution
- De: Peter Irons, Howard Zinn - foreword
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 28 h y 32 m
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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court.
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Really enjoyed this book
- De Paul en 02-19-20
De: Peter Irons, y otros
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A Matter of Interpretation
- Federal Courts and the Law
- De: Antonin Scalia, Amy Gutmann - editor foreword
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
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We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. But is this common-law mindset, which is appropriate in its place, suitable also in statutory and constitutional interpretation? In a witty and trenchant essay, Justice Scalia answers this question with a resounding negative.
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Deeper and denser but understandable
- De Danilo Josue Cardona en 07-13-24
De: Antonin Scalia, y otros
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The Legal Analyst
- A Toolkit for Thinking About the Law
- De: Ward Farnsworth
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 14 h y 17 m
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There are two kinds of knowledge law school teaches: legal rules on the one hand, and tools for thinking about legal problems on the other. Although the tools are far more interesting and useful than the rules, they tend to be neglected in favor of other aspects of the curriculum. In The Legal Analyst, Ward Farnsworth brings together in one place all of the most powerful of those tools for thinking about law.
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Behind the rules: ties it all together
- De Philo en 06-05-22
De: Ward Farnsworth
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Presumed Guilty
- How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights
- De: Erwin Chemerinsky
- Narrado por: Perry Daniels
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
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Presumed Guilty reveals how the Supreme Court allows the perpetuation of racist policing by presuming that suspects, especially people of color, are guilty.
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Required Reading
- De Robert Bragaw en 02-26-23
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Making Our Democracy Work
- A Judge’s View
- De: Justice Stephen Breyer
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivers an impassioned argument for the proper role of America’s highest judicial body. Examining historic and contemporary decisions by the Court, Breyer highlights the rulings that have bolstered public confidence as well as the missteps that have triggered distrust. What emerges is a unique approach - certain to be admired for years to come - to interpreting the Constitution.
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Timely
- De Don en 05-17-17
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U.S. Constitution for Dummies
- 2nd Edition
- De: Dr. Michael Arnheim
- Narrado por: Dr. Michael Arnheim
- Duración: 18 h y 40 m
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Want to make sense of the US Constitution? This new edition walks you through this revered document, explaining how the articles and amendments came to be and how they have guided legislators, judges, and presidents - and sparked ongoing debates along the way. You'll get the lowdown on all the big issues - from separation of church and state to impeachment to civil rights - that continue to affect Americans' daily lives. Plus, you'll find out about the different approaches to interpretation and how the document has changed over the past 200+ years.
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Much better than I anticipated.
- De JoEllen LeVitre en 08-30-20
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Point Made, Second Edition
- How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates
- De: Ross Guberman
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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With Point Made, legal writing expert Ross Guberman throws a life preserver to attorneys, who are under more pressure than ever to produce compelling prose. What is the strongest opening for a motion or brief? How to draft winning headings? The answers are "more science than art," says Guberman, who has analyzed stellar arguments by distinguished attorneys to develop step-by-step instructions for achieving the results you want. In addition to all-new examples from the original 50 advocates, this second edition introduces eight new superstar lawyers
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Not a good book to listen to.
- De Ignacio Veliz en 10-19-18
De: Ross Guberman
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The Constitution of Liberty
- The Definitive Edition
- De: Ronald Hamowy - Edited by, F. A. Hayek
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 20 h y 7 m
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The Constitution of Liberty is considered Hayek's classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty, ideals that he believes have guided - and must continue to guide - the growth of Western civilization. Here, Hayek defends the principles of a free society, casting a skeptical eye on the growth of the welfare state and examining the challenges to freedom posed by an ever-expanding government.
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very detailed and important
- De Big Kyle 570 en 06-17-20
De: Ronald Hamowy - Edited by, y otros
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
- A Life in War, Law, and Ideas
- De: Stephen Budiansky
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 16 h y 38 m
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Holmes twice escaped death as a young Union officer in the Civil War when musket balls barely missed his heart and spinal cord. He lived ever after with unwavering moral courage, scorn for dogma, and an insatiable intellectual curiosity. Named to the Supreme Court by Theodore Roosevelt at age 61, he served for nearly three decades, writing a series of famous, eloquent, and often dissenting opinions that would prove prophetic in securing freedom of speech, protecting the rights of criminal defendants, and ending the Court's reactionary resistance to social and economic reforms.
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Top-Notch Biography
- De Jean en 08-01-19
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The Back Channel
- A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
- De: William J. Burns
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall, William J. Burns
- Duración: 17 h y 5 m
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Over the course of more than three decades as an American diplomat, William J. Burns played a central role in the most consequential diplomatic episodes of his time - from the bloodless end of the Cold War to the collapse of post-Cold War relations with Putin’s Russia, from post-9/11 tumult in the Middle East to the secret nuclear talks with Iran. In The Back Channel, Burns recounts, with novelistic detail and incisive analysis, some of the seminal moments of his career.
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A Definitive look at Diplomacy
- De Jean en 07-19-19
De: William J. Burns
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Reading the Constitution
- Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
- De: Stephen Breyer
- Narrado por: Stephen Breyer
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
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The relatively new judicial philosophy of textualism dominates the Supreme Court. Textualists claim that the right way to interpret the Constitution and statutes is to read the text carefully and examine the language as it was understood at the time the documents were written. This, however, is not Justice Breyer’s philosophy nor has it been the traditional way to interpret the Constitution since the time of Chief Justice John Marshall. Justice Breyer recalls Marshall’s exhortation that the Constitution must be a workable set of principles to be interpreted by subsequent generations.
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Very Annoying Narration
- De Minnie I. en 04-21-24
De: Stephen Breyer
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The Scheme
- How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court
- De: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Jennifer Mueller
- Narrado por: Charles Constant
- Duración: 8 h y 1 m
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Following his book Captured on corporate capture of regulatory and government agencies, and his years of experience as a prosecutor, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse here turns his attention to the right-wing scheme to capture the courts, and how it influenced the Trump administration's appointment of over 230 "business-friendly" judges, including the last three justices of the United States Supreme Court.
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Dysfunctional democracy explained
- De Mark en 10-25-22
De: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Supremes' Greatest Hits, 2nd Revised & Updated Edition
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-07-23
Slanted
The author’s political/philosophical bent is pretty obvious. I wasn’t anticipating punditry; I was expecting history.
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- "freeindeed4ever"
- 02-10-20
Nice review overall.
I really enjoyed the review of the early years of Supreme Court decisions. However, you can pick up the political bias in both the tone of the narrator and words of this book with regard to present controversial decisions. I was looking for an objective narration of these decisions. Overall it was a nice review of great Supreme Court decisions.
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- Jared Leha
- 11-22-20
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Decision & Listeners do use & enforce. True check & balance.. Lawyers needing interpreting statutes on Amercan🇺🇸Supreme Justice, try it
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- Rurik McKaiser
- 01-10-24
Enjoyable
As a practicing attorney with a keen interest in the impact of constitutional on society, this book is a beautiful helicopter 🚁 view of the evolution of modern US constitutional law. Definitely worth a read.
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- sammy
- 01-31-24
Just a but slanted!
I was hoping for a down the middle review of first year Con Law but instead got a rather slanted editorial on many important cases.
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- Timoteo
- 04-18-20
Dull
I was hoping for reasonably objective summaries of 44 Supreme Court decisions. Not really what this book offers.
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- Rob Vigh
- 07-12-21
First book I stopped midway through
Not worth the time. Simply an attack on conservative justices. Criticism is one-sided. Obviously you expect critiques of important decisions, but when it is blatantly one-sided it loses all credibility.
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