Closed Chambers

The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court

Edward Lazarus

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English

Penguin
01 May 2005

Police & security services; Politics & government; Central government; Law; Legal history; Courts & procedure; Government powers

When Closed Chambers was first published, it was met with a firestorm of controversy—as well as a shower of praise—for being the first book to break the code of silence about the inner workings of this country’s most powerful court. In this eloquent, trailblazing account, with a new chapter covering Bush v. Gore, Guantanamo, and other recent controversial court decisions, Edward Lazarus, who served as a clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun, presents a searing indictment of a court at war with itself and often in neglect of its constitutional duties. Combining memoir, history, and legal analysis, Lazarus reveals in astonishing detail the realities of what takes place behind the closed doors of the U.S. Supreme Court—an institution that through its rulings holds the power to affect the life of every American.

By: Edward Lazarus
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 516g
ISBN: 9780143035275
ISBN 10: 0143035274
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 01 May 2005
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface to the Penguin Edition Author's Note The Highest Court in the Land THE MARBLE PALACE A Clerk's Eye View The Grand Canyon THE PENALTY OF DEATH The Spirit of Scottsboro Sand in the Machine The Strike of Lightning Backlash The Death Watch The Lone Ranger Stay of Execution A Cop Killer's Case Equal Protection of the Laws THINGS FALL APART Robert Bork and Civil War The Cabal Against the Libs The Test of Sincerity THE TORTURE OF LAWS The Right to Privacy The Price of Good Intentions The Triumph of Politics A COURT DIVIDED Transitions A Fragile Peace Old Battles, New Wounds Final Thoughts Notes Index

Reviews for Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court

Ambitious, opinionated, scholarly, gossipy wonderful. Closed Chambers is a crash course in contemporary constitutional law and judicial culture. Newsday Lazarus has opened a window on matters that are usually kept secret. [He] should be praised for shedding light where it is needed. The Washington Post Impeccably resarched and impressibly documented will fascinate diehard court-watchers. The Boston Globe The Court needs critics and members with Lazarus's intellectual clarity and deep attachment to its best traditions. Los Angeles Times