Sandra Day O'Connor : how the first woman on the Supreme Court became its most influential justice
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Sandra Day O'Connor : how the first woman on the Supreme Court became its most influential justice
Author:
Biskupic, Joan.
ISBN:
9780060590185
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Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : ECCO, c2005.
Physical Description:
x, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
Local Note:
Law School copy 2 - Gift - John D. Fassett.
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