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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781617803321

Autore

McFeatters Ann Carey <1944->

Titolo

Sandra Day O'Connor [[electronic resource] ] : justice in the balance / / Ann Carey McFeatters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2005

ISBN

1-283-63525-9

0-8263-3219-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Women's biography series

Disciplina

347.73/2634

B

Soggetti

Women judges - United States

Judges - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The right woman at the right time -- A girl of the West -- No women need apply -- Shall we call you Madam Justice? -- Behind closed doors -- Party animal -- The "A" word -- Capital controversy -- Affirming America -- No dearth of opinions -- And the winner is -- Icon.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn how O'Connor became the Court's most important vote on such issues as abortion, affirmative action, the death penalty, the role of religion in society, and the election of a president, decisions that shaped a generation of Americans.