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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824078303321

Titolo

A good quarrel : America's top legal reporters share stories from inside the Supreme Court / / Timothy R. Johnson and Jerry Goldman, editors ; with a foreword by Richard J. Lazarus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-42330-4

9786612423307

0-472-02200-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldmanJerry

JohnsonTimothy Russell

Disciplina

347.7326

Soggetti

Constitutional history - United States

Forensic orations - 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. 181-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the role of oral arguments in the Supreme Court / Timothy R. Johnson and Jerry Goldman -- Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow : ten commandments of oral arguments / Dahlia Lithwick -- Forsyth County, Georgia v. the Nationalist Movement : a workman-like performance / Tim O'Brien -- Planned Parenthood  of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey : the rhetorical battle over Roe / Lyle Denniston -- Bush v. Gore : preparing for oral comba t: the fight for the presidency / Charles Bierbauer -- Glickman v. Wileman Brothers and Elliott Inc. : how oral arguments led to a lawsuit / Tony Mauro -- Grutter v. Bollinger : an argument for the ages / Greg Stohr -- Chandler v. Miller : double indemnity / Nina Totenberg -- Rapanos v. United States : wading into the wetlands / David G. Savage -- Randall v. Sorrell : arguing over campaign finance in Vermont / Brent Kendall -- UAAAIWA v. Johnson Controls Inc. : fighting for women's rights in the workplace / Steve Lash -- Time Inc. v. Hill : a future president makes his case / Fred Graham.

Sommario/riassunto

The country's top legal reporters comment on and analyze some of the most important oral arguments in recent court history.