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Code of silence : sexual misconduct by federal judges, the secret system that protects them, and the women who blew the whistle / Lise Olsen.
LIBRA KF8779 .O47 2021
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olsen, Lise, 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judges--United States--Discipline.
- Judges.
- Judicial corruption.
- United States.
- Discipline.
- Judicial corruption--United States.
- Judges--Sexual behavior--United States.
- Sexual harassment of women--Law and legislation--United States.
- Sexual harassment of women.
- Sexual harassment of women--Law and legislation.
- Judges--Discipline.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 276 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "A book about lawbreaking federal judges, the secret disciplinary system that protects them, and brave women who blew the whistle"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- An awkward encounter
- Flight
- Kings of the courts
- Chambers and secrets
- The reluctant whistleblower
- The complaint
- Her Honor
- A botched investigation
- Interlude the exposé
- A corrupt judge
- The keeper of secrets
- A criminal probe
- Person B
- The path to impeachment
- Another encounter with Judge Kozinski
- Calls for reform-and a backlash.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Olsen, Lise, 1964- Code of silence
- ISBN:
- 9780807008676
- 0807008672
- OCLC:
- 1232149075
- Publisher Number:
- 99988921894
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