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So help me God

the Ten Commandments, judicial tyranny, and the battle for religious freedom
2005
Roy Moore, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, defends his decision not to remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from the state court building in defiance of a federal court order, and argues that it is constitutional and ethical to acknowledge God when considering issues of American law and government.

Wild Bill

the legend and life of William O. Douglas
2003
Chronicles the life and controversial career of twentieth-century Supreme Court justice William O. Douglas, shedding light on details of his history that he treated not-so-truthfully in his memoirs.

Brandeis and the progressive constitution

Erie, the judicial power, and the politics of the federal courts in twentieth-century America
2000
Discusses Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis and his involvement in "Erie Railroad v. Tompkins," the 1938 case that shifted a large proportion of power from the federal to state courts.

Louis D. Brandeis

justice for the people
1984

Scalia

a court of one
A deeply researched portrait of the controversial Supreme Court justice covers his career achievements, his appointment in 1986, and his resolve to support agendas from an ethical, rather than political, perspective.

Sonia Sotomayor

Provides a first person account of the life and accomplishments of Sonia Sotomayor.

The brethren

2006
A group of former judges who are serving time at a minimum security prison puts together a mail scam that earns them a large amount of money, but when they attempt to scam a powerful political official, they find their operation, and their lives, in danger.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, soldier, lawyer, Supreme Court Justice

1979
A biography of one of the best-known judges of the 1900's who served as a member of the Supreme Court for nearly 30 years.

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