Last branch standing : a potentially surprising, occasionally witty journey inside today's Supreme Court / Sarah Isgur.
| Author/creator | Isgur, Sarah, 1982- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Crown, 2026. |
| Description | xxv, 389 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | It's a three, three, three world -- Life cycle of the elect -- The deciders : Roberts, Kavanaugh, Barrett -- The honey badgers : Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch -- The lonely liberals : Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson -- Oral fixation -- How the peacock got its tail -- The founding fathers' third wheel -- Are you house of Harlan or house of Taney? -- Penumbras and emanations -- The second most successful political organization -- When congress goes awol -- Confirmation wars -- The nuclear option. |
| Abstract | "A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court in the "Roberts era," revealing what we get wrong about the nine justices (and what they eat for lunch) and the right way to fix a Court in crisis-from the popular ABC news pundit and witty co-host of the top legal podcast in the US"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | Most people get the Supreme Court all wrong. A smattering of high-profile decisions have popularized a simplistic idea of the Court and its justices. Yes, six of them were appointed by Republicans, and only three by Democrats. So, how does that 6-3 conservative majority explain why in the 2024-25 term, conservative Brett Kavanaugh was more likely to agree with liberal Elena Kagan than conservative Neil Gorsuch? Or why the court threw shade at Florida's attempt to ban drag shows? To truly understand the Court, argues Sarah Isgur, you have to look beyond partisan politics--the "X-Axis." The wisest court watchers apply another measuring stick, the "Y-Axis," where the nine justices span from order-loving institutionalists to true chaos agents. Once you appreciate these overlapping and even competing impulses, the Court begins to look a lot more like a 3-3-3 split than 6-3. The ultimate insider , Isgur takes readers on a deep dive inside the Supreme Court: how cases land at the Court's doorstep, which justices attend clerk happy hours (and which ones even bother showing up to the office), why conservatives already have buyer's remorse about Amy Coney Barrett, and how the whole judicial system is kind of a constitutional anomaly. She'll even help you decide whether you should throw your hat in the ring and go to law school! Blending irreverent humor and incisive commentary, Isgur goes underneath the robes--and shows us what we need to do to preserve the rule of law amid dicey times in this little self-governing experiment we've been running for the last 250 years. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-375) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Isgur, Sarah, 1982- Last branch standing New York : Crown, 2026 9780593800935 |
| Genre/form | Law materials. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| Genre/form | Matériel juridique. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| LCCN | 2025037639 |
| ISBN | 9780593800928 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0593800923 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | New Books | K184 .I88 2026 | ✔ Available | Want This? |