| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
534 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [493]-501) and index. |
| Contents |
An audacious idea -- The most important law firm in America -- Surcease of sorrow -- A near knockout -- To license a laundry, to license a life -- Young lawyers -- Boiling in oil -- Nine law firms -- Whizzer -- Lightning bolts -- A red-letter day -- Sobering up -- Behind the backlash -- Proving deterrence and rationality -- The lion in winter -- The sausage factory -- Taking stock -- The main event -- The center in control -- Postscript: what might have been. |
| Summary |
Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history. |
| Subject |
Capital punishment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780393239584 hardback |
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0393239586 hardback |
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