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The Shadow Docket

How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

by Stephen Vladeck ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

11 hours 17 min

An instant New York Times bestseller: An acclaimed legal scholar’s “important” (New York Times) and “fascinating” (Economist) exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors.The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of ... Read more

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An instant New York Times bestseller: An acclaimed legal scholar’s “important” (New York Times) and “fascinating” (Economist) exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors.The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of
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Last Branch Standing

A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court

by Sarah Isgur ...

Narrated by Sarah Isgur ...

Unabridged

11 hours 23 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
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Making the Supreme Court

The Politics of Appointments, 1930-2020

by Charles M. Cameron, Jonathan P. Kastellec ...

Narrated by Lee Goettl ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

Appointments to the United States Supreme Court are now central events in American political life. However, this has not always been the case. As late as the middle of the twentieth century, presidents invested little time and effort in finding and vetting nominees. Media coverage was desultory, public opinion was largely non-existent, and the justices often voted independently and erratically.In ... Read more

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Appointments to the United States Supreme Court are now central events in American political life. However, this has not always been the case. As late as the middle of the twentieth century, presidents invested little time and effort in finding and vetting nominees. Media coverage was desultory, public opinion was largely non-existent, and the justices often voted independently and erratically.In
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Guía de compra de una vivienda

by Elena Cuervo, Susana Alfageme ...

Narrated by Male synthesized voice ...

Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

Una de las claves para actuar de forma adecuada al comprar una vivienda consiste en hallar el equilibrio entre lo que se quiere y lo que se puede comprar, y hacerlo en el momento oportuno. En esta guía encontrará explicaciones claras y sencillas sobre todas las cuestiones que es necesario plantearse antes de comprar: ¿cuál es el precio de la vivienda en el entorno?, ¿de qué dinero se dispone?, ¿es ... Read more

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Una de las claves para actuar de forma adecuada al comprar una vivienda consiste en hallar el equilibrio entre lo que se quiere y lo que se puede comprar, y hacerlo en el momento oportuno. En esta guía encontrará explicaciones claras y sencillas sobre todas las cuestiones que es necesario plantearse antes de comprar: ¿cuál es el precio de la vivienda en el entorno?, ¿de qué dinero se dispone?, ¿es
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The Justices Behind Roe V. Wade

The Inside Story, Adapted from The Brethren

by Scott Armstrong, Bob Woodward, George Truett ...

Narrated by Holter Graham ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

A thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the revolutionary Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling.The Justices Behind Roe V. Wade offers a front-row seat to the inner workings of the Supreme Court that led to the monumental Roe v. Wade decision. Spanning from 1969 to 1972, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bob Woodward and coauthor Scott Armstrong report on the masterful maneuvering and politicking that ... Read more

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A thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the revolutionary Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling.The Justices Behind Roe V. Wade offers a front-row seat to the inner workings of the Supreme Court that led to the monumental Roe v. Wade decision. Spanning from 1969 to 1972, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bob Woodward and coauthor Scott Armstrong report on the masterful maneuvering and politicking that
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Supreme Power

Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court

by Jeff Shesol ...

Narrated by Mel Foster ...

Unabridged

23 hours 53 min

Beginning in 1935, in a series of devastating decisions, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of Franklin Roosevelt's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audacious plan to expand the Court to fifteen justices—and to "pack" the new ... Read more

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Beginning in 1935, in a series of devastating decisions, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of Franklin Roosevelt's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audacious plan to expand the Court to fifteen justices—and to "pack" the new
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Retirement of Justice Powell

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

28 min

As Supreme Court justices retire from the bench, the NewsHour has explored the tenure of the retiring judges as well as their impact on the future of the Court. Here is expert analysis and discussion on the resignation of Justice Powell. ... Read more

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As Supreme Court justices retire from the bench, the NewsHour has explored the tenure of the retiring judges as well as their impact on the future of the Court. Here is expert analysis and discussion on the resignation of Justice Powell.
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SCOTUS - Patriot Act

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

The Patriot Act came under the microscope at the US Supreme Court today, as justices took up a case that pits free speech against national security concerns. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal provides our analysis tonight. ... Read more

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The Patriot Act came under the microscope at the US Supreme Court today, as justices took up a case that pits free speech against national security concerns. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal provides our analysis tonight.
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First Degree

From Med School to Murder: The Story Behind the Shocking Will Sandeson Trial

by Kayla Hounsell ...

Narrated by Kayla Hounsell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 37 min

A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that gripped Nova Scotia. Will Sandeson seemed like a model son. A member of the Dalhousie University track and field team, he was about to start classes at Dalhousie’s medical school. He worked at a group home for adults with disabilities. He came from a good family. “There’s times for whatever reason that things don’t go quite as planned,” a ... Read more

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A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that gripped Nova Scotia. Will Sandeson seemed like a model son. A member of the Dalhousie University track and field team, he was about to start classes at Dalhousie’s medical school. He worked at a group home for adults with disabilities. He came from a good family. “There’s times for whatever reason that things don’t go quite as planned,” a
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On Father's Day

by Megan Norris ...

Narrated by Ella James ...

Unabridged

14 hours 35 min

A heartbreaking account of enduring suffering and loss.When Cindy Gambino dropped her three boys off at their dad's on Father’s Day 2005 she had no idea she would never see them again. By day’s end, their bodies lay at the bottom of an icy dam, a tragedy that sparked one of the most controversial and prolonged murder cases in Australian history.Award-winning author and journalist Megan Norris ... Read more

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A heartbreaking account of enduring suffering and loss.When Cindy Gambino dropped her three boys off at their dad's on Father’s Day 2005 she had no idea she would never see them again. By day’s end, their bodies lay at the bottom of an icy dam, a tragedy that sparked one of the most controversial and prolonged murder cases in Australian history.Award-winning author and journalist Megan Norris
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Hawaii Hope

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

NewsHour Weekend profiles an innovative probation program in Hawaii that has been so successful in reforming offenders and keeping them out of prison, it's now being copied in courtrooms across the nation. ... Read more

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NewsHour Weekend profiles an innovative probation program in Hawaii that has been so successful in reforming offenders and keeping them out of prison, it's now being copied in courtrooms across the nation.
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Spider Woman

A Life – by the former President of the Supreme Court

by Lady Hale ...

Narrated by Lady Hale ...

Unabridged

11 hours 22 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story.As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story.As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but
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Der angekündigte Femizid und die Schuld des Psychiaters

Der Fall Jan Milosz

by Heidi Affolter-Eijsten ...

Narrated by Peter Markus Prukel ...

Unabridged

5 hours 25 min

Anna Berger Conti ist eine erfolgreiche Anwältin in Zürich und übernimmt die Verteidigung eines Psychiaters, der durch sein Gutachten einen gewalttätigen Mann auf freien Fuß zu setzen half. Dieser Mann hatte mehrfach angekündigt, dass er seine Frau umbringen will - und kaum ist er frei, ermordet er sie tatsächlich. Nun muss der Psychiater vor Gericht. Allerdings legt Berger ihr Mandat bald nieder, ... Read more

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Anna Berger Conti ist eine erfolgreiche Anwältin in Zürich und übernimmt die Verteidigung eines Psychiaters, der durch sein Gutachten einen gewalttätigen Mann auf freien Fuß zu setzen half. Dieser Mann hatte mehrfach angekündigt, dass er seine Frau umbringen will - und kaum ist er frei, ermordet er sie tatsächlich. Nun muss der Psychiater vor Gericht. Allerdings legt Berger ihr Mandat bald nieder,
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A People's History of the Supreme Court

The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution

by Peter Irons ...

Narrated by David Drummond ...

Unabridged

28 hours 32 min

A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest courtRecent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States, Peter ... Read more

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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest courtRecent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States, Peter
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SCOTUS Discussions January 2006

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

14 min

Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn Tucker, director of legal affairs for Compassion and ... Read more

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Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn Tucker, director of legal affairs for Compassion and
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The Court and the World

American Law and the New Global Realities

by Stephen Breyer ...

Narrated by Stephen Breyer ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s ... Read more

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In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s
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Court Clerk Terminology: A Guide for Court Clerks

by Sumitra Kumari ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlock essential courtroom language with this Court Clerk Terminology: A Guide for Court Clerks book designed specifically for court clerks. Whether you are new to this role or want to deepen your understanding, this courtroom terminology book is your indispensable companion to navigating the complex world of legal proceedings.Inside, you'll find clear ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlock essential courtroom language with this Court Clerk Terminology: A Guide for Court Clerks book designed specifically for court clerks. Whether you are new to this role or want to deepen your understanding, this courtroom terminology book is your indispensable companion to navigating the complex world of legal proceedings.Inside, you'll find clear
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Pebble That Floats, A

a Memoir to Inspire

by Imelda Lahoz Argel ...

Narrated by Laura Greaves ...

Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

A young and naïve lawyer, tricked into a toxic marriage, escapes to rebuild her life in a foreign country, fights discrimination at every turn, but finds genuine love.Beautifully written as a powerful and gripping memoir, The Pebble That Floats invites readers to join author Imelda Lahoz Argel as she reveals her tumultuous journey through surviving domestic abuse, escaping a toxic marriage, and ... Read more

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A young and naïve lawyer, tricked into a toxic marriage, escapes to rebuild her life in a foreign country, fights discrimination at every turn, but finds genuine love.Beautifully written as a powerful and gripping memoir, The Pebble That Floats invites readers to join author Imelda Lahoz Argel as she reveals her tumultuous journey through surviving domestic abuse, escaping a toxic marriage, and
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Tales of Murder, Murderers and the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

A new book examines the murders, murderers and capital punishment overseen by the highest court in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown talks with veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien about Murder at the Supreme Court, which documents some of the most notorious crimes and subsequent penalties. ... Read more

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A new book examines the murders, murderers and capital punishment overseen by the highest court in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown talks with veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien about Murder at the Supreme Court, which documents some of the most notorious crimes and subsequent penalties.
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When Companies Run the Courts

How Forced Arbitration Became America's Secret Justice System

by Brendan Ballou ...

Narrated by Kevin Kenerly ...

Unabridged

5 hours 44 min

**The definitive exposé of forced arbitration, the secret justice system that protects abusers, employers, and powerful corporations“Ballou is one of our most insightful analysts of the modern American legal system. This careful study should be required reading.” —Simon Johnson, Nobel laureate and coauthor of Power and Progress**America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

**The definitive exposé of forced arbitration, the secret justice system that protects abusers, employers, and powerful corporations“Ballou is one of our most insightful analysts of the modern American legal system. This careful study should be required reading.” —Simon Johnson, Nobel laureate and coauthor of Power and Progress**America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in
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The Power of Dignity

How Transforming Justice Can Heal Our Communities

by Judge Victoria Pratt ...

Narrated by Judge Victoria Pratt, Cary Hite, Chanté McCormick ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center?The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she knew well the inequities that poor, mentally ill, Black, and brown people faced in the criminal justice ... Read more

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A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center?The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she knew well the inequities that poor, mentally ill, Black, and brown people faced in the criminal justice
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Justice on Trial

The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court

by Carrie Severino, Mollie Hemingway ...

Narrated by Carrie Severino, Mollie Hemingway ...

Unabridged

11 hours 15 min

Justice Anthony Kennedy slipped out of the Supreme Court building on June 27, 2018, and traveled incognito to the White House to inform President Donald Trump that he was retiring, setting in motion a political process that his successor, Brett Kavanaugh, would denounce three months later as a "national disgrace" and a "circus."Justice on Trial, the definitive insider's account of Kavanaugh's ... Read more

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Justice Anthony Kennedy slipped out of the Supreme Court building on June 27, 2018, and traveled incognito to the White House to inform President Donald Trump that he was retiring, setting in motion a political process that his successor, Brett Kavanaugh, would denounce three months later as a "national disgrace" and a "circus."Justice on Trial, the definitive insider's account of Kavanaugh's
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Justice O'Connor's Legacy

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

13 min

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday after a 24-year term. Law analysts discuss her legacy and the view of O'Connor as the "swing" vote. ... Read more

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday after a 24-year term. Law analysts discuss her legacy and the view of O'Connor as the "swing" vote.
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OBJECTIF ENM - COMMENT DEVENIR MAGISTRAT?

La méthode infaillible en 7 points pour réussir le concours

by Thémis ATHENA ...

Narrated by Pedro Musko ...

Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

À Jour de la réforme du concours 2024 -LIVRE DE PRÉPARATION ENTIÈREMENT CONSACRÉ AUX CONCOURS DE L'ENM: 1ᵉʳ, 2ᵉ et 3ᵉ concours-LE SEUL LIVRE à jour de la réforme qui traite intégralement et uniquement du métier et des concours d'accès à la magistrature.Écrit par un haut fonctionnaire, enseignant en classe préparatoire depuis plus de 12 ans, spécialiste de l'accompagnement d'étudiants aux concours ... Read more

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À Jour de la réforme du concours 2024 -LIVRE DE PRÉPARATION ENTIÈREMENT CONSACRÉ AUX CONCOURS DE L'ENM: 1ᵉʳ, 2ᵉ et 3ᵉ concours-LE SEUL LIVRE à jour de la réforme qui traite intégralement et uniquement du métier et des concours d'accès à la magistrature.Écrit par un haut fonctionnaire, enseignant en classe préparatoire depuis plus de 12 ans, spécialiste de l'accompagnement d'étudiants aux concours
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