THE CHIEF; The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice JOHN ROBERTS

Biscupic, Joan

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ISBN 10: 0465093272 ISBN 13: 9780465093274

Published by Basic Books, New York, 2019

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SIGNED by the Author on the title page, small quarto (9 1/2" x 6 3/8"), gray quarter cloth with pale gold lettering on spine over gray boards, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with side profile in color of Chief Justice Roberts taken by Steve Pyke, light beige endpapers, ix, [x] + 421 pages. SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! No previous owner or remainder marks. Joan Biskupic (born c. 1956 is an American journalist, author, and lawyer who has covered the United States Supreme Court since 1989. She is a full time Supreme Court analyst at CNN. She was previously Editor in Charge, Legal Affairs for Reuters from 2012 to 2016. John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as the chief justice of the United States. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases.

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THE CHIEF; The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice JOHN ROBERTS

Publisher

Basic Books, New York

Publication Date

2019

Language

English

ISBN 10

0465093272

ISBN 13

9780465093274

Binding

Cloth and boards

Edition

First Edition, First Printing.

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Very Fine

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Very Fine

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Signed by Author(s)

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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.

About the Author

Joan Biskupic is a legal analyst at CNN. Previously, she served as an editor-in-charge for legal affairs at Reuters and as the Supreme Court correspondent for The Washington Post. A Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of books on Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, and Sonia Sotomayor, Biskupic lives in Washington, DC.

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