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Author
Series
Avery Keene volume 1
Language
English
Description
When legendary Washington judge Justice Wynn falls into a coma and puts his law clerk, Avery, in control, Avery’s world is turned upside down. Because Justice Wynn had a secret. One that nobody wants to come out. As Wynn lies in hospital, Avery begins to unravel a sequence of clues, and realizes the puzzle will lead her directly into danger. But how high a price can you put on the truth? And is Avery brave enough to expose the White House itself?...
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Formats
Description
The remarkable story of Sandra Day O’Connor’s family and early life, her journey to adulthood in the American Southwest that helped make her the woman she is today: the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the most powerful women in America.
“A charming memoir about growing up as sturdy cowboys and cowgirls in a time now past.”—USA Today
In this illuminating and unusual book, Sandra...
“A charming memoir about growing up as sturdy cowboys and cowgirls in a time now past.”—USA Today
In this illuminating and unusual book, Sandra...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Best-selling author, former executive editor of the New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the country, and why the US justice system is so vital to democracy"--
Author
Series
Paul Madriani volume 11
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
To end his terrorist career, the Old Weatherman plans to launch a diabolical attack. Defense attorney Paul Madriani teams up with weapons expert Joselyn Cole to prevent a future nuclear terrorist attack on American soil. However, with Madriani already monitored by the government, going public with Cole's intel might proved to be a costly move.
6) Thurgood
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr., before the civil rights movement there was Thurgood, fighting for African Americans - and winning. Here is the powerful story of the trailblazer who proved that separate is not equal." --Provided by Publisher.
7) Breakneck
Author
Series
Arliss Cutter volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Off the northeast coast of Russia, the captain and crew of a small crabbing vessel are brutally murdered by members of Bratva, the Russian mafia. Their bodies are stuffed into crab pots and thrown overboard. The killers scuttle the vessel off the coast of Alaska and slip ashore. In Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse prepares for a trip to Alaska, unaware that a killer is waiting to take his revenge by livestreaming her death...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
For many years, reporters had tried to get to the truth about Harvey Weinstein's treatment of women. Rumors of wrongdoing had long circulated. But in 2017, when Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey began their investigation into the prominent Hollywood producer for the New York Times, his name was still synonymous with power. During months of confidential interviews with top actresses, former Weinstein employees, and other sources, many disturbing and long-buried...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In a richly reported, behind-the-scenes portrait of the Supreme Court and the secret world of its nine justices, veteran national journalist David A. Kaplan shows how the Court, far from being the "least dangerous branch" of government, in the words of Alexander Hamilton, has become in many respects the most dangerous branch, subverting democracy and betraying the Constitution. Never before has the Supreme Court been more central to American politics....
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