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The Shadow Docket

How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

de Stephen Vladeck ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

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11 hora 17 minutos

An instant New York Times bestseller: An acclaimed legal scholar’s “important” (New York Times) and “fascinating” (Economist) exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors.The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of ... Leer más

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An instant New York Times bestseller: An acclaimed legal scholar’s “important” (New York Times) and “fascinating” (Economist) exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors.The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of
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Last Branch Standing

A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court

de Sarah Isgur ...

Narrado por Sarah Isgur ...

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11 hora 23 minutos

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
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Video Games

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

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5 minutos

A Supreme Court case over whether minors should be able to access violent video games in California had the justices debating the definition of violence and the boundaries of the First Amendment.The lawyer for the state of California, who was advocating for a law banning the sale of violent video games to those under 18 years of age, told the court that the law has two goals. First, it’s intended ... Leer más

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A Supreme Court case over whether minors should be able to access violent video games in California had the justices debating the definition of violence and the boundaries of the First Amendment.The lawyer for the state of California, who was advocating for a law banning the sale of violent video games to those under 18 years of age, told the court that the law has two goals. First, it’s intended
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In Two Minds

Shocking true stories of murder, justice and recovery from a forensic psychiatrist

de Dr Sohom Das ...

Narrado por Dr Sohom Das ...

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10 hora 24 minutos

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many ... Leer más

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Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many
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Strong Poison

The iconic British detective series from one of our greatest ever writers

de Dorothy L Sayers ...

Narrado por Robert Bathurst ...

Series series Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
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8 hora 2 minutos

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James__________________________________________________________________... ... Leer más

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THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James__________________________________________________________________...
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Sandra Day O'Connor Explores SCOTUS

de PBS NewsHour ...

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8 minutos

Sandra Day O'Connor made Supreme Court history as the first female justice to serve on the bench. In her new book, Out of Order, she explores other aspects of history at the high court, as well as her own approach to service. O'Connor talks with Judy Woodruff about making tough decisions and women in the legal profession. ... Leer más

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Sandra Day O'Connor made Supreme Court history as the first female justice to serve on the bench. In her new book, Out of Order, she explores other aspects of history at the high court, as well as her own approach to service. O'Connor talks with Judy Woodruff about making tough decisions and women in the legal profession.
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Spider Woman

A Life – by the former President of the Supreme Court

de Lady Hale ...

Narrado por Lady Hale ...

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11 hora 22 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story.As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but ... Leer más

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Brought to you by Penguin.Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story.As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but
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Medical Marijuana

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

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14 minutos

Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour, discusses the Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana, June 6, 2005, with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune. ... Leer más

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Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour, discusses the Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana, June 6, 2005, with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune.
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The Roberts Court

The Struggle for the Constitution

de Marcia Coyle ...

Narrado por Bernadette Dunne ...

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12 hora 54 minutos

Seven minutes after President Obama put his signature to a landmark national health care insurance program, a lawyer in the office of Florida GOP attorney general Bill McCollum hit a computer key, sparking a legal challenge to the new law that would eventually reach the nation's highest court. Health care is only the most visible and recent front in a battle over the meaning and scope of the US ... Leer más

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Seven minutes after President Obama put his signature to a landmark national health care insurance program, a lawyer in the office of Florida GOP attorney general Bill McCollum hit a computer key, sparking a legal challenge to the new law that would eventually reach the nation's highest court. Health care is only the most visible and recent front in a battle over the meaning and scope of the US
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Lawfare

Judging Politics in South Africa

de Michelle le Roux, Dennis Davis ...

Narrado por Motlatji Mjamba ...

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13 hora 43 minutos

Are the courts the only arm of government that can fulfil the Constitution’s promise? Is there too much interference by the courts in politics? Is law a weapon in politics? Is politics outside the law? Lawfare is the potent clash of these ideas.This book is essential reading to bring forward the lessons from our past. A bold and unique collaboration between legal experts Michelle le Roux and ... Leer más

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Are the courts the only arm of government that can fulfil the Constitution’s promise? Is there too much interference by the courts in politics? Is law a weapon in politics? Is politics outside the law? Lawfare is the potent clash of these ideas.This book is essential reading to bring forward the lessons from our past. A bold and unique collaboration between legal experts Michelle le Roux and
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Court Judges Terminology: Essential Terms for Criminal, Civil, Family, Administrative, and International Law

de Sumitra Kumari ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

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4 hora 23 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Navigating the complex world of legal terminology can be a daunting task for anyone, especially those who interact with various branches of the law. ""Court Judges Terminology: Essential Terms for Criminal, Civil, Family, Administrative, and International Law "is your indispensable guide to understanding the language of the courtroom and beyond.This ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Navigating the complex world of legal terminology can be a daunting task for anyone, especially those who interact with various branches of the law. ""Court Judges Terminology: Essential Terms for Criminal, Civil, Family, Administrative, and International Law "is your indispensable guide to understanding the language of the courtroom and beyond.This
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In Harm’s Way

The memoir of a child protection lawyer from the most secretive court in England and Wales – the Family Court

de Teresa Thornhill ...

Narrado por Emma Spurgin Hussey ...

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9 hora 26 minutos

‘Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.’ – Louise AllenWhen the system fails the parents, how can it protect the children?Welcome to the secretive world of the Family Court.What's it like to act for a father who has recently overcome his drug problem but risks losing his beloved son to foster care?Or to represent a young mother whose ... Leer más

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‘Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.’ – Louise AllenWhen the system fails the parents, how can it protect the children?Welcome to the secretive world of the Family Court.What's it like to act for a father who has recently overcome his drug problem but risks losing his beloved son to foster care?Or to represent a young mother whose
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Justice Deferred

Race and the Supreme Court

de Orville Vernon Burton, Armand Derfner ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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19 hora 4 minutos

The Supreme Court is usually seen as protector of our liberties: it ended segregation, was a guarantor of fair trials, and safeguarded free speech and the vote. But this narrative derives mostly from a short period, from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Before then, the Court spent a century largely ignoring or suppressing basic rights, while the fifty years since 1970 have witnessed a mostly ... Leer más

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The Supreme Court is usually seen as protector of our liberties: it ended segregation, was a guarantor of fair trials, and safeguarded free speech and the vote. But this narrative derives mostly from a short period, from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Before then, the Court spent a century largely ignoring or suppressing basic rights, while the fifty years since 1970 have witnessed a mostly
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Saving Nine

The Fight Against the Left's Audacious Plan to Pack the Supreme Court and Destroy American Liberty

de Mike Lee ...

Narrado por James Edward Thomas ...

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6 hora 45 minutos

In this national bestseller, discover how the left’s partisan push to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices has fully migrated from the fringes into the mainstream of Democratic politics.It wasn’t long ago that liberal icons, including the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, were against the idea of overhauling the court for political gain. But now, in the Biden era, more and ... Leer más

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In this national bestseller, discover how the left’s partisan push to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices has fully migrated from the fringes into the mainstream of Democratic politics.It wasn’t long ago that liberal icons, including the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, were against the idea of overhauling the court for political gain. But now, in the Biden era, more and
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The Power of Dignity

How Transforming Justice Can Heal Our Communities

de Judge Victoria Pratt ...

Narrado por Judge Victoria Pratt, Cary Hite, Chanté McCormick ...

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8 hora 37 minutos

A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center?The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she knew well the inequities that poor, mentally ill, Black, and brown people faced in the criminal justice ... Leer más

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A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center?The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she knew well the inequities that poor, mentally ill, Black, and brown people faced in the criminal justice
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Protect Your People

How Ordinary Families Are Using Participatory Defense to Challenge Mass Incarceration

de Raj Jayadev ...

Narrado por Amir Abdullah ...

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5 hora 7 minutos

The courthouse is an important part of every story of mass incarceration in America and, too often, it is a place of powerlessness for those facing criminal charges, their families, and their communities. But the courthouse can also be an important site of resistance, a place where Americans affected by incarceration can become agents of change—even though they are not lawyers or judges. Writing ... Leer más

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The courthouse is an important part of every story of mass incarceration in America and, too often, it is a place of powerlessness for those facing criminal charges, their families, and their communities. But the courthouse can also be an important site of resistance, a place where Americans affected by incarceration can become agents of change—even though they are not lawyers or judges. Writing
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Edge of Doubt, The

The Trial of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen

de David Miraldi ...

Narrado por Randy McCarten ...

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13 hora 24 minutos

In the tight-knit community of Lorain, Ohio, a whirlwind of horror swept through as unsettling allegations surfaced - a trusted bus driver and her alleged companion accused of shattering the innocence of preschoolers in the respected Head Start program. The verdict? Life-long prison sentences that would cast a shadow over a community, and initiate an untiring quest for truth.'The Edge of Doubt' is ... Leer más

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In the tight-knit community of Lorain, Ohio, a whirlwind of horror swept through as unsettling allegations surfaced - a trusted bus driver and her alleged companion accused of shattering the innocence of preschoolers in the respected Head Start program. The verdict? Life-long prison sentences that would cast a shadow over a community, and initiate an untiring quest for truth.'The Edge of Doubt' is
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The Court and the World

American Law and the New Global Realities

de Stephen Breyer ...

Narrado por Stephen Breyer ...

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12 hora 37 minutos

In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s ... Leer más

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In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s
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SCOTUS Discussions January 2006

de PBS NewsHour ...

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14 minutos

Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn Tucker, director of legal affairs for Compassion and ... Leer más

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Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn Tucker, director of legal affairs for Compassion and
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Crook County

Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court

de Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve ...

Narrado por Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve ...

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10 hora 11 minutos

Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities of color. Crook County bursts open the courthouse doors to reveal a world of punishment determined by race, not offense.Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve spent ten years working in and investigating the largest criminal courthouse in ... Leer más

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Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities of color. Crook County bursts open the courthouse doors to reveal a world of punishment determined by race, not offense.Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve spent ten years working in and investigating the largest criminal courthouse in
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Justice John Paul Stevens

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

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7 minutos

It's been nearly a year since Justice John Paul Stevens left the bench after the third-longest tenure on the Supreme Court. Stevens sat down with Gwen Ifill to discuss his career, his leadership of the Court's liberal wing, why he doesn't like such labels and how his tennis game is now that he's retired. ... Leer más

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It's been nearly a year since Justice John Paul Stevens left the bench after the third-longest tenure on the Supreme Court. Stevens sat down with Gwen Ifill to discuss his career, his leadership of the Court's liberal wing, why he doesn't like such labels and how his tennis game is now that he's retired.
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Shortlisted

Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court

de Renee Knake Jefferson, Hannah Brenner Johnson ...

Narrado por Kitty Hendrix ...

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8 hora 11 minutos

The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the US Supreme CourtIn 1981, after almost two centuries of exclusively male appointments, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States, a significant historical moment and a symbolic triumph for supporters of women's rights. Most do not know, however, about the ... Leer más

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The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the US Supreme CourtIn 1981, after almost two centuries of exclusively male appointments, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States, a significant historical moment and a symbolic triumph for supporters of women's rights. Most do not know, however, about the
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Retirement of Justice Burger

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

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40 minutos

As Supreme Court justices retire from the bench, the NewsHour has explored the tenure of the retiring judges as well as their impact on the future of the Court. Here is expert analysis and discussion on the resignation of Justice Burger. ... Leer más

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As Supreme Court justices retire from the bench, the NewsHour has explored the tenure of the retiring judges as well as their impact on the future of the Court. Here is expert analysis and discussion on the resignation of Justice Burger.
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Code of Silence

Sexual Misconduct by Federal Judges, the Secret System That Protects Them, and the Women Who Blew the Whistle

de Lise Olsen ...

Narrado por Samara Naeymi ...

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9 hora 31 minutos

Winner of the 2021 IRE Book AwardWinner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of NonfictionIn the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to upholdCode of Silence tells the story of federal court employee Cathy McBroom, who had to flee ... Leer más

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Winner of the 2021 IRE Book AwardWinner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of NonfictionIn the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to upholdCode of Silence tells the story of federal court employee Cathy McBroom, who had to flee
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