Nine Scorpions in a Bottle: The Great Judges and Cases of the Supreme Court
New York: Arcade Publishing, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. 331, notes, discussion of Max Lerner's writings on law and justice in America pp. 314-320, some wear and soiling to DJ. Lerner's character study of American jurisprudence is an incredible collection of provocative yet judicious ideas. Reveals the historical, social, and even personal underpinnings of the Supreme Court's landmark decisions and educates readers on the way it works. Lerner died in 1992, having covered the Supreme Court from the time he wrote articles for the Yale Law Journal in the 1930's. This was his final work. Condition: very good, good.
Keywords: Jurisprudence, Louis Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, Earl Warren, O. Wendell Holmes, Vinson, Supreme Court, John Marshall
ISBN: 1559701684
[Book #40345]
Price: $25.65