The Chief
The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts
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Word Count
108,000 words, Guess
Page Count
432 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100465093272
- ISBN-139780465093274
- Library of Congress Control Number2018039502
- OCLC Control Number1043580764
- Better World Books9780465093274
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27330039M
Classifications
- LCCKF8745.R6A3 2019
- LCCKF8745.R6 A3 2019
Description
"An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far. John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything but, pointing to his conservative victories on voting rights and campaign finance. Yet he broke from orthodoxy in his decision to preserve Obamacare. How are we to understand the motives of the most powerful judge in the land? In The Chief, award-winning journalist Joan Biskupic contends that Roberts is torn between two, often divergent, priorities: to carry out a conservative agenda, and to protect the Court's image and his place in history. Biskupic shows how Roberts's dual commitments have fostered distrust among his colleagues, with major consequences for the law. Trenchant and authoritative, The Chief reveals the making of a justice and the drama on this nation's highest court." --
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