Justice on the brink : the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and twelve months that transformed the Supreme Court / Linda Greenhouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenhouse, Linda, author.

Contributor:

Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court.

History.

United States.

United States. Supreme Court--History.

Judges--Selection and appointment--United States.

Judges.

Judges--Selection and appointment.

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020.

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader.

Barrett, Amy Coney, 1972-.

Barrett, Amy Coney.

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxix, 300 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2021]

Summary:

"'About this Book' At the end of the Supreme Court's 2019-2020 term, the center was holding. The predictions that the Court would move irrevocably to the radical right hadn't come to pass, as the justices released surprisingly moderate opinions on cases involving abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, and how local governments could handle the pandemic, all shepherded by Chief Justice John Roberts. By the end of the 2020-2021 term, much about our the nation's highest court will have changed. The right-wing supermajority will complete its first term on the bench, cementing Donald Trump's legacy on American jurisprudence. This is the story of that year. From the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the rise of Amy Coney Barrett, from the pandemic to the election, from the Trump campaign's legal challenges to the storming of the Capitol across the street, the Supreme Court has been at the center of many of the biggest events of the year. Throughout Justice on the Brink, award-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse gives us unique insight into a Supreme Court under stress, providing the context and brilliant analysis readers of her work in The New York Times have come to expect"-- Provided by publisher.

"At the end of the Supreme Court's 2019-2020 term, the center was holding. The predictions that the Court would move irrevocably to the radical right hadn't come to pass, as the justices released surprisingly moderate opinions on cases involving abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, and how local governments could handle the pandemic, all shepherded by Chief Justice John Roberts. By the end of the 2020-2021 term, much about our the nation's highest court will have changed. The right-wing supermajority will complete its first term on the bench, cementing Donald Trump's legacy on American jurisprudence. This is the story of that year. From the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the rise of Amy Coney Barrett, from the pandemic to the election, from the Trump campaign's legal challenges to the storming of the Capitol across the street, the Supreme Court has been at the center of many of the biggest events of the year. Throughout Justice on the Brink, award-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse gives us unique insight into a Supreme Court under stress, providing the context and brilliant analysis readers of her work in The New York Times have come to expect"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue. The chosen one

July: The triumph of John Roberts

August-September: An ending and a beginning

October: Waiting for Justice Barrett

November: Turning point

December: Testing time

January: Across the street

February: Choosing sides

March: Pressures

April: Agendas

May: The question

June-July: Religion, established

Epilogue. The broken fourth wall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-271) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Weiner fund bookplate.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version

Greenhouse, Linda, Justice on the brink

Online version: Greenhouse, Linda, Justice on the brink

ISBN:

9780593447932

059344793X

OCLC:

1241164538