Main Justice

Main Justice
Author: Jim McGee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1997-07-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0684832712

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Award-winning investigative reporters journey inside the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to see how the powerful law enforcement agency fights America's war on crime. This perceptive examination reveals how the Justice Department operates--from its role in history to critical evaluations of its wars against the Cali cocaine cartel, violent gangs in Shreveport and Chicago, high-level government espionage, and international terrorism.

United States Attorneys' Manual

United States Attorneys' Manual
Author: United States. Department of Justice
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1988
Genre: Justice, Administration of
ISBN:

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The Great Chief Justice

The Great Chief Justice
Author: Charles F. Hobson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

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"John Marshall remains one of the towering figures in the landscape of American law. From the Revolution to the age of Jackson, he played a critical role in defining the "province of the judiciary" and the constitutional limits of legislative action. In this masterly study, Charles Hobson clarifies the coherence and thrust of Marshall's jurisprudence while keeping in sight the man as well as the jurist." "Hobson argues that contrary to his critics, Marshall was no ideologue intent upon appropriating the lawmaking powers of Congress. Rather, he was deeply committed to a principled jurisprudence that was based on a steadfast devotion to a "science of law" richly steeped in the common law tradition. As Hobson shows, such jurisprudence governed every aspect of Marshall's legal philosophy and court opinions, including his understanding of judicial review." "The chief justice, Hobson contends, did not invent judicial review (as many have claimed) but consolidated its practice by adapting common law methods to the needs of a new nation. In practice, his use of judicial review was restrained, employed almost exclusively against acts of the state legislatures. Ultimately, he wielded judicial review to prevent the states from undermining the power of a national government still struggling to establish sovereignty at home and respect abroad."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice

Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice
Author: United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1996
Genre: Attorneys general's opinions
ISBN:

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Consisting of selected memorandum opinions advising the President of the United States, the Attorney General, and other executive officers of the Federal Government in relation to their official duties.

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney
Author: James F. Simon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2007-11-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0743250338

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The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers are vividly brought to life in this compelling story of the momentous tug-of-war between these two men during the worst crisis in American history.

Without Precedent

Without Precedent
Author: Joel Richard Paul
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1594488231

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A portrait of the influential chief justice, statesman, and diplomat illuminates his pivotal role in the establishment of the Constitution and Supreme Court and recounts his work as an advisor to multiple presidents.

Redeeming Justice

Redeeming Justice
Author: Jarrett Adams
Publisher: Convergent Books
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0593137825

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“A moving and beautifully crafted memoir.”—SCOTT TUROW “A daring act of justified defiance.”—SHAKA SENGHOR “Nothing less than heroic.”—JOHN GRISHAM He was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now a pioneering lawyer, he recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his life to fighting the many injustices in our legal system. Seventeen years old and facing nearly thirty years behind bars, Jarrett Adams sought to figure out the why behind his fate. Sustained by his mother and aunts who brought him back from the edge of despair through letters of prayer and encouragement, Adams became obsessed with our legal system in all its damaged glory. After studying how his constitutional rights to effective counsel had been violated, he solicited the help of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, an organization that exonerates the wrongfully convicted, and won his release after nearly ten years in prison. But the journey was far from over. Adams took the lessons he learned through his incarceration and worked his way through law school with the goal of helping those who, like himself, had faced our legal system at its worst. After earning his law degree, he worked with the New York Innocence Project, becoming the first exoneree ever hired by the nonprofit as a lawyer. In his first case with the Innocence Project, he argued before the same court that had convicted him a decade earlier—and won. In this illuminating story of hope and full-circle redemption, Adams draws on his life and the cases of his clients to show the racist tactics used to convict young men of color, the unique challenges facing exonerees once released, and how the lack of equal representation in our courts is a failure not only of empathy but of our collective ability to uncover the truth. Redeeming Justice is an unforgettable firsthand account of the limits—and possibilities—of our country’s system of law.

The Chief

The Chief
Author: Joan Biskupic
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0465093280

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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.

Committed to Justice

Committed to Justice
Author: Larry L. Sipes
Publisher: Administrative Office of U.S. Courts
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN:

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Whatever Happened to Justice?

Whatever Happened to Justice?
Author: Rick Maybury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Justice, Administration of
ISBN: 9780942617467

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"Whatever Happened to Justice?" shows what's gone wrong with America's legal system and economy and how to fix it. It also contains lots of helpful hints for improving family relationships and for making families and classrooms run more smoothly. Discusses the difference between higher law and man-made law, and the connection between rational law and economic prosperity.