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The oath : the Obama White House and the Supreme Court / Jeffrey Toobin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Doubleday, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 325 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780385527200
Other title:
  • Obama White House and the Supreme Court
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.73/26090512
LOC classification:
  • 002 KF 8742 T668o 2012
Contents:
The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it." -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue: the Roberts court.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 KF 8742 T668o 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000109848

Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index.

The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it." -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue: the Roberts court.

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