Screen LibrarySandra Day O'Connor : how the first woman on the Supreme Court became its most influential justice /
"Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, was called the most powerful woman in America. She became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned, and it was often said that to gauge the direction of American law, one need look only to O'Connor's vote. Drawing on inf...
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Harper Perennial,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2006. © 2005 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st Harper Perennial ed. |
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"Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, was called the most powerful woman in America. She became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned, and it was often said that to gauge the direction of American law, one need look only to O'Connor's vote. Drawing on information gleaned from once-private papers, hundreds of interviews, and the insight gained from nearly two decades of covering the Supreme Court, author Joan Biskupic offers readers a fascinating portrait of a complex and multifaceted woman-lawyer, politician, legislator, and justice, as well as wife, mother, A-list society hostess, and competitive athlete. Biskupic provides an in-depth account of her transformation from tentative jurist to confident architect of American law. Book jacket."--Jacket. |
| Item Description: |
"An Ecco book." Originally published: ECCO, 2005. |
| Carrier Form: | 421 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-388) and index. |
| ISBN: |
006059019X 9780060590192 |
| Index Number: | KF8745 |
| CLC: | K837.125.19 |
| Call Number: | K837.125.19/O183B |
| Contents: |
Pioneer roots -- "The rules of the game" -- A Supreme Court opening -- "Never one of the boys" -- Reagan's choice -- The marble palace -- The gender trap -- Ascending the bench -- "The transitory nature of life" -- Still in the game -- Shifting ground on abortion -- End of an era -- Finding new bearings -- Abortion battles continue -- Scalia v. O'Connor -- Open files -- Appearances count -- Moving forward. |