American Original : The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

by Biskupic, Joan

• ISBN13: 9780374202897
• ISBN10: 0374202893
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-10
• Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books

Summary

Unprecedented access to the Supreme Court's most fascinating Justice Even as Democrats have now taken over the executive and legislative branches, the judicial branch remains rooted in conservatism. The legacy of three Republican presidents still dominates, with Antonin Scalia its central figure. In this first fullscale biography of the Supreme Court justice, veteran Supreme Court correspondent Joan Biskupic introduces us to Justice Scalia, a conservative with a vengeance, a man who seeks to roll back abortion rights and affirmative action and who declares that he has never met a condemned prisoner who was wrongly sentenced to die. This outspoken jurist who lives largefrom duck-hunting with Dick Cheney to opera-viewing with Ruth Bader Ginsburghas accumulated a body of work that today is an inspiring template for conservative leaders, lower-court judges, and law students. He is the most quoted member of the sitting Court. President Obama will likely appoint at least two new justices to the Courtbut it could be years before his judicial appointees are able to change the tenor of the law. In the meantime, after nearly a quarter century as a Supreme Court justice, Scalia may be at the apex of his power. This new book takes us into the world of the man, his journey, and the far-reaching consequences of his opinions in the social counterrevolution.

Author Biography

Joan Biskupic has covered the Supreme Court since 1989. She is the legal affairs correspondent for USA Today and the author of Sandra Day O’Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 3
A Place in the American Story	p. 11
In the Turbulence of Watergate	p. 33
Witness for the Executive	p. 49
Meeting of the Minds	p. 65
Relentless in Dissent	p. 81
"I Have No Agenda"	p. 99
"Is Anybody Listening?"	p. 122
Dilemmas of Race	p. 148
Passions of His Mind	p. 185
"A Country I Do Not Recognize"	p. 211
Bush v. Gore: Not Over It	p. 231
"Quack, Quack"	p. 252
The Center Chair	p. 276
Showman of the Bench	p. 299
Power in a Time of Terrorism	p. 321
"You Get One Shot"	p. 344
Notes	p. 365
Selected Bibliography	p. 409
Acknowledgments	p. 413
Index	p. 417
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