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McFeatters Ann Carey <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Sandra Day O'Connor [[electronic resource] ] : justice in the balance / / Ann Carey McFeatters |
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-63525-9 |
0-8263-3219-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women judges - United States |
Judges - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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