Scalia
a court of one
$98.68
- Paperback
672 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2015
Summary
Scalia: A Court of One - A Biography
”[Murphy’s] biography of Justice Scalia is patient and thorough, alive both intellectually and morally….Functions as an MRI scan of one of the most influential conservative thinkers of the twentieth century.” (The New York Times): An authoritative, incisive and deeply researched book about one of the most controversial Supreme Court justices of our time.
Scalia: A Court of One is the compelling story of one of the most polarizing figures …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743296502 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0743296508 |
| Author: | Bruce Allen Murphy |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 726g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 152mm x 48mm |
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Critics Review
“May be the most exhaustive treatment of a sitting justice ever written… . Scalia is a skeptical, often critical look at its subject, but free of snark; it does its readers the service of taking Scalia’s ideas seriously.”–Jeff Shesol “The New York Times Book Review”
About The Author
Bruce Allen Murphy
Bruce Allen Murphy is the Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he teaches American constitutional law and civil rights and liberties, American politics, and biographical writing. He is the author of Scalia; The Brandeis-Frankfurter Connection: The Secret Political Activities of Two Supreme Court Justices; Fortas: The Rise and Ruin of a Supreme Court Justice; and Wild Bill: The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas. Murphy lives with his wife in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
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