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The run of his life : the people v. O.J. Simpson / by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-449) and index.
Subjects: Trial and arbitral proceedings.; Case studies.; Simpson, O. J., 1947-2024; Simpson, O. J., 1947-2024; Trials (Murder); Murder; Trials (Murder); Criminal justice, Administration of;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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A vast conspiracy : the real story of the sex scandal that nearly brought down a president / by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-406) and index.Includes index
Subjects: Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Political corruption;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Too close to call : the thirty-six-day battle to decide the 2000 election / by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286) and index.
Subjects: Trial and arbitral proceedings.; Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; Gore, Al, 1948-; Gore, Al, 1948-; Presidents; Contested elections; Contested elections;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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A vast conspiracy : the real story of the sex scandal that nearly brought down a president / by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Subjects: Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Clinton, Bill, 1946-; Political corruption;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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The nine [sound recording] : inside the secret world of the Supreme Court / by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Read by the author."Just in time for the 2008 presidential election--where the future of the Court will be at stake--Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of transition, when decades of conservative disgust with the Court have finally produced a conservative majority, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, presidential power, and church-state relations. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices themselves, THE NINE tells the story of the Court through personalities--from Anthony Kennedy's overwhelming sense of self-importance to Clarence Thomas's well-tended grievances against his critics to David Souter's odd nineteenth-century lifestyle. There is also, for the first time, the full behind-the-scenes story of Bush v. Gore--and Sandra Day O'Connor's fateful breach with George W. Bush, the president she helped place in office" -- Container.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; United States. Supreme Court.; Political questions and judicial power; Judicial review; Conservatism; Law;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The nine : inside the secret world of the Supreme Court / by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.1: The federalist war of ideas -- Good versus evil -- Questions presented -- Collision course -- Big heart -- Exiles return? -- What shall be Orthodox -- Writing separately -- Cards to the left -- The year of the rout -- 2: To the brink -- Over the brink -- Perfectly clear -- 3: "A particular sexual act" -- "A law-profession culture" -- Before speaking, saying something -- The green brief -- "Our executive doesn't" -- "A great privilege, indeed" -- 4: "'G' is for God -- Retiring the trophy -- "I know her heart" -- Dinner at the Just Desserts Café -- "I am and always have been ..." -- Phanatics?As the Supreme Court continues to rule on important issues, it is essential to understand how it operates. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices themselves and other insiders, this is a timely "state of the union" about America's most elite legal institution. From Anthony Kennedy's self-importance, to Antonin Scalia's combativeness, to David Souter's eccentricity, and even Sandra Day O'Connor's fateful breach with President George W. Bush, this book offers a rare personal look at how the individual style of each justice affects the way in which they wield their considerable power. Toobin shows how--since Reagan--conservatives were long thwarted in their attempts to control the Court by some of the very justices they pressured Presidents to appoint. That struggle ended with the recent appointments of John Roberts and Samuel Alito, and Toobin relays the behind-the-scenes drama in detail, as well as the ensuing 2007 Court term. --
Subjects: United States. Supreme Court.; Political questions and judicial power; Judicial review; Conservatism; Law; Law.;
Available copies: 44 / Total copies: 49
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The oath : the Obama White House and the Supreme Court / by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index.The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it." -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue: the Roberts court.An insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration. From the moment John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the United States, flubbed the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young, brilliant, charismatic, charming, determined to change the course of the nation--and completely at odds on almost every major constitutional issue. One is radical; one essentially conservative. The surprise is that Obama is the conservative--a believer in incremental change, compromise, and pragmatism over ideology. Roberts--and his allies on the Court--seek to overturn decades of precedent: in short, to undo the victory FDR achieved in the New Deal. And now they are linked in history by Roberts's stunning vote to uphold Obamacare. As the nation prepares to vote for President in 2012, the future of the Supreme Court is also on the ballot--From publisher description.
Subjects: Obama, Barack.; Roberts, John G., Jr., 1955-; United States. Supreme Court; Constitutional history; Political questions and judicial power;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 21
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The nine : inside the secret world of the Supreme Court [sound recording]. by Toobin, Jeffrey.(CARDINAL)359134;
Read by Don Leslie.
Subjects: Political questions and judicial power -- United States.; Judicial review -- United States.; Conservatism; Law -- Political aspects.; United States. Supreme Court.; Audiobooks.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Opening arguments : a young lawyer's first case, United States v. Oliver North / by Toobin, Jeffrey,author.(CARDINAL)359134;
Subjects: Trial and arbitral proceedings.; North, Oliver; Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990.; Prosecution; Trials (Conspiracy);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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American heiress : the wild saga of the kidnapping, crimes and trial of Patty Hearst / by Toobin, Jeffrey,author.(CARDINAL)359134;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-424) and index.Prologue -- Nervous breakdown nation -- From inside the trunk -- The SLA -- The point of no return -- Prisoner of war -- Not just a bunch of nuts -- Three hundred bald men -- "I'm a strong woman" -- The birth of Tania -- Stay and fight -- Common criminals -- Showdown at Mel's -- Live on television -- Apocalypse on Fifty-Fourth Street -- "The gentlest, most beautiful man" -- Jack Scott makes an offer -- Road trip -- The streets of Sacramento -- Death of a "bourgeois pig" -- Feminist bomb-making -- Freeze! -- "There will be a revolution in Amerikkka and we'll be helping to make it" -- "Your ever-loving momma and poppa care about the truth" -- More excited than scared -- The search for old McMonkey -- The verdict -- "Favoring the rich over the poor" -- Aftermath."On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. The weird turns that followed in this already sensational tale are truly astonishing--the Hearst family trying to secure Patty's release by feeding all the people of Oakland and San Francisco for free; bank security cameras captured 'Tania' wielding a machine gun during a robbery; the LAPD engaged in the largest police shoot-out in American history; the first breaking news event to be broadcast live on television stations across the country; and then there was Patty's circuslike trial, filled with theatrical courtroom confrontations and a dramatic last-minute reversal, after which the term 'Stockholm syndrome' entered the lexicon. Ultimately, the saga highlighted a decade in which America seemed to be suffering a collective nervous breakdown. American Heiress portrays the electrifying lunacy of the time and the toxic mix of sex, politics, and violence that swept up Patty Hearst and captivated the nation." --
Subjects: Biographies.; Trial and arbitral proceedings.; Hearst, Patricia, 1954-; Hearst, Patricia, 1954-; Symbionese Liberation Army.; Trials (Robbery); Heiresses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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