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

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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 ...

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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.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780143035275
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 5/28/2005
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Pages: 608
  • Sales rank: 363,167
  • Product dimensions: 5.62 (w) x 8.08 (h) x 1.34 (d)

Meet the Author

Edward Lazarus is the author of Black Hills, White Justice. He writes regularly for national publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Atlantic Monthly. A former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, Lazarus is currently in private practice in California.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Penguin Edition
Author's Note
The Highest Court in the Land 3
The Marble Palace
A Clerk's Eye View 17
The Grand Canyon 47
The Penalty of Death
The Spirit of Scottsboro 77
Sand in the Machine 86
The Strike of Lightning 99
Backlash 111
The Death Watch 119
The Lone Ranger 130
Stay of Execution 147
A Cop Killer's Case 166
Equal Protection of the Laws 182
Things Fall Apart
Robert Bork and Civil War 221
The Cabal Against the Libs 251
The Test of Sincerity 288
The Torture of Laws
The Right to Privacy 329
The Price of Good Intentions 343
The Triumph of Politics 373
A Court Divided
Transitions 427
A Fragile Peace 459
Old Battles, New Wounds 487
Final Thoughts 513
Notes 519
Index 549
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 12, 2005

    Great!!

    I think this is a very good book. He goes into great depth on many issues. The inner-workings of the Court as described greatly. The only thing I did not like is that he does not hide his Liberalism.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 13, 2000

    Great Book

    Very interesting. Gives an inside view of the nation's most powerful court, from Roe to Marbury

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