Joan Biskupic: 4 books
American Original
The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
The first full-scale biography of the Supreme Court's most provocative—and influential—justice
If the U.S. Supreme Court teaches us anything, it is that almost everything is open to interpretation. Almost. But what's inarguable is that, while the Court has witnessed a succession of larger-than-life...
Sandra Day O'Connor
How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned. She was called the most powerful woman in America, and it was often said that to gauge the direction of American law, one need look only to O'Connor's vote. Then, just one year short of a quarter...
Breaking In
The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
"I knew she'd be trouble."
So quipped Antonin Scalia about Sonia Sotomayor at the Supreme Court's annual end-of-term party in 2010. It's usually the sort of event one would expect from such a grand institution, with gentle parodies of the justices performed by their law clerks, but...
The Chief
The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far
John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything but,...