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Alito : the justice who reshaped the Supreme Court and restored the Constitution / Mollie Hemingway.
Van Pelt - New Book Display KF8745.A45 H46 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hemingway, Mollie Ziegler, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alito, Samuel A., Jr., 1950-.
- Alito, Samuel A.
- United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees.
- United States.
- United States. Supreme Court--Biography.
- Judges--United States--Biography.
- Judges.
- Lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Lawyers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 341 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Basic Liberty, Hachette Book Group, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Justice Samuel Alito, the unflinching author of the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, is so influential that many now refer to the "Alito Court." But his powerful role, long overlooked, has aroused the ire of activists outraged by the emergence of a cohesive conservative majority on the court. In this first comprehensive study of Alito, Mollie Hemingway explains how his common sense and prosecutorial experience, combined with fearless intellectual rigor, have shaped the man and the jurist. Through the lens of Alito's judicial career, Hemingway provides a fresh perspective on the political, social, and legal battles that have unsettled the Supreme Court and the nation. From menacing mobs encamped outside the justices' homes to senators bellowing violent threats on the steps of the court itself, Alito offers a captivating insider account of the Supreme Court under unprecedented attack in a polarized age. Few would have predicted that the modest and reserved judge who joined the high court with little fanfare two decades ago would lead the originalists to their astonishing ascendancy, but Hemingway's compelling portrait reveals an intellect and character that make such leadership seem inevitable"-- Amazon.com.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-324) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781541607132
- 1541607139
- OCLC:
- 1586339017
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