#Supreme Court

2 books tagged with supreme court, sorted by rating.

Gideon's Trumpet

by Anthony Lewis

5/5

Law & Legal History

The Brethren

by Bob Woodward, Scott Armstrong

5/5

Law & Legal History

Gideon's Trumpet

by Anthony Lewis

5/5

The classic backstory of one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions in American history. In 1962, a penniless Florida prisoner named Clarence Earl Gideon sent a handwritten petition to the Supreme Court. The result, Gideon v. Wainwright, established the right to appointed counsel for criminal defendants who could not afford a lawyer.

Law & Legal History

The Brethren

by Bob Woodward, Scott Armstrong

5/5

Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong's 1979 inside account of the Burger Court was the first time anyone had successfully reported the Supreme Court from inside, using clerks, justices, and internal memoranda. The book is part of the canon of American legal journalism.

Law & Legal History Memoir & Biography