{"product_id":"closed-chambers-isbn-9780143035275","title":"Closed Chambers","description":"When \u003cb\u003eClosed Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e was first published, it was met with a firestorm of controversy—as well as a shower of praise—for being the first book to break the code of silence about the inner workings of this country’s most powerful court. In this eloquent, trailblazing account, with a new chapter covering Bush v. Gore, Guantanamo, and other recent controversial court decisions, Edward Lazarus, who served as a clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun, presents a searing indictment of a court at war with itself and often in neglect of its constitutional duties. Combining memoir, history, and legal analysis, Lazarus reveals in astonishing detail the realities of what takes place behind the closed doors of the U.S. Supreme Court—an institution that through its rulings holds the power to affect the life of every American.Preface to the Penguin Edition\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003eThe Highest Court in the Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE MARBLE PALACE\u003cbr\u003eA Clerk's Eye View\u003cbr\u003eThe Grand Canyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE PENALTY OF DEATH\u003cbr\u003eThe Spirit of Scottsboro\u003cbr\u003eSand in the Machine\u003cbr\u003eThe Strike of Lightning\u003cbr\u003eBacklash\u003cbr\u003eThe Death Watch\u003cbr\u003eThe Lone Ranger\u003cbr\u003eStay of Execution\u003cbr\u003eA Cop Killer's Case\u003cbr\u003eEqual Protection of the Laws\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHINGS FALL APART\u003cbr\u003eRobert Bork and Civil War\u003cbr\u003eThe Cabal Against the Libs\u003cbr\u003eThe Test of Sincerity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE TORTURE OF LAWS\u003cbr\u003eThe Right to Privacy\u003cbr\u003eThe Price of Good Intentions\u003cbr\u003eThe Triumph of Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA COURT DIVIDED\u003cbr\u003eTransitions\u003cbr\u003eA Fragile Peace\u003cbr\u003eOld Battles, New Wounds\u003cbr\u003eFinal Thoughts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ambitious, opinionated, scholarly, gossipy … wonderful. \u003cb\u003eClosed Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e is a crash course in contemporary constitutional law and judicial culture.\" —\u003cb\u003eNewsday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lazarus has opened a window on matters that are usually kept secret. … [He] should be praised … for shedding light where it is needed.\" —\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Impeccably resarched and impressibly documented … will fascinate diehard court-watchers.\" —\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Court needs critics—and members—with Lazarus's intellectual clarity and deep attachment to its best traditions.\" —\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Lazarus is the author of \u003cb\u003eBlack Hills, White Justice\u003c\/b\u003e. He writes regularly for national publications including the \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e. A former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, Lazarus is currently in private practice in California.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305246347493,"sku":"NP9780143035275","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143035275.jpg?v=1767723848","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/closed-chambers-isbn-9780143035275","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}