Peter Irons is professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of five previous award-winning books. The most recent, A People's History of the Supreme Court, was awarded the Silver Gavel Certificate of Merit by the American Bar Association.
Silver Gavel Award Honorary Mention (American Bar Association)
"... a history of the Supreme Court that breathes life into
the dry language of the judicial system, that looks behind the
cases to the human beings crucial to the cases but long forgotten,
that examines the realities of social conflict beneath the surface
of legal argument." -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of
the United States
"A sophisticated narrative history of the Supreme Court . . .
[Irons] breathes abundant life into old documents and reminds
readers that today's fiercest arguments about rights are the
continuation of the endless American conversation." -Publisher's
Weekly (starred review)
"This sweeping history of the Supreme Court will thoroughly
aggravate anyone who believes, along with Robert Bork or Justice
Antonin Scalia that the Constitution should be read narrowly." --
Kirkus Review
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Silver Gavel Award Honorary Mention (American Bar
Association)
"... a history of the Supreme Court that breathes life into
the dry language of the judicial system, that looks behind the
cases to the human beings crucial to the cases but long forgotten,
that examines the realities of social conflict beneath the surface
of legal argument." -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History
of the United States
"A sophisticated narrative history of the Supreme Court . . .
[Irons] breathes abundant life into old documents and reminds
readers that today's fiercest arguments about rights are the
continuation of the endless American conversation."
-Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
"This sweeping history of the Supreme Court will thoroughly
aggravate anyone who believes, along with Robert Bork or Justice
Antonin Scalia that the Constitution should be read narrowly."
-- Kirkus Review
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