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Title: The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice by Sandra Day O'Connor, Craig Joyce ISBN: 0375509259 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 5
Summary: Let's Here it for the Court
Comment: This is an excellently written volume about the basic story of the Supreme Court with some historical as well as personal stories related by the esteemed justice. This is hardly a scholarly work but I don't think it was intended to be and I feel that Joe and Jane Public would find it extremely interesting. Justice O'Connor is a talented writer and I heartily recommend this book for your early summer reading lists.
Rating: 3
Summary: Well written, but unfufilling
Comment: Sandra Day O'Connor has the wonderful ability to make the intricacies of the nation's highest court intelligible to the layman. Unfortunately, she doesn't take that ability very far to provide insight into the complex inner workings of the Court. For the most part, the book sticks to very basic concepts, many of which are well known to those with a basic understanding of the Supreme Court. The first two sections of the work, "Life on the Court" and "A Bit of History," cover topics such as how the justices interact, how opinions are assigned, and what jurisdiction the court has. These issues may be interesting to those who are unfamiliar with SCOTUS, but for those with working knowledge the first quarter of the book will be very unrevealing.
In addition to the basic subject matter, there is no single thematic element that drives this book. It is essentially a collection of many different stories and subjects centered around, for the most part, Mrs. O'Connor's encounters with the law. That makes for an interesting read (she has some really great anecdotes), but it means that no issue gets much attention. There is not the deep, probing examinations of issues such as due process or judicial reform that are provided in William Rehnquist's work, "The Supreme Court." These issues receive very little attention in "The Majesty of the Law."
As can be expected, O'Connor does a great job with the section on women in law. Much of this segment charts the history of women's rights and the history of women as lawyers and judges. O'Connor often gets asked if she thinks women adjudicate differently than men. She gives some very interesting commentary on this question before ultimately deciding that gender does not impact the application of law.
The most interesting section is the last one: The Rule of Law in the 21st Century. O'Connor finally starts to make arguments about the role of the court, and the future of the judicial issues. She examines international law, and the lessons that the Supreme Court can learn from other high courts. O'Connor makes some very interesting arguments, but the discussion is very limited and seems like an afterthought.
I imagine that this is not the last work from our nation's first female Supreme Court Justice. Hopefully the next offering will be more analytical, and will provide more of the great explanatory style that makes this work an interesting, although introductory, examination of law in America.
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Title: Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest by Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day ISBN: 0375507248 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 22 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Wild Bill: The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas by Bruce Allen Murphy ISBN: 0394576284 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life by Kenneth W. Starr ISBN: 0446527564 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Supreme Court by William H. Rehnquist ISBN: 0375409432 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 06 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Narrowing the Nation's Power: The Supreme Court Sides with the States by John T. Noonan Jr. ISBN: 0520235746 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 21 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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