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Lawless

How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes

by Leah Litman ...

Narrated by Leah Litman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Do you want to know why today’s Supreme Court rules like it does? Leah Litman has the answer, and it is one that people should know. It’s time to read this book!” —Los Angeles Review of Books“Leah Litman’s work leaves you fired up yet empowered to pay attention, ready to resist, and, frankly, hotter.” —Jonathan Van NessCrooked Media podcast host Leah Litman shines... ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Do you want to know why today’s Supreme Court rules like it does? Leah Litman has the answer, and it is one that people should know. It’s time to read this book!” —Los Angeles Review of Books“Leah Litman’s work leaves you fired up yet empowered to pay attention, ready to resist, and, frankly, hotter.” —Jonathan Van NessCrooked Media podcast host Leah Litman shines...
... Read more
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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

$35.99 CAD

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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The Most Dangerous Branch

Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution

by David A. Kaplan ...

Narrated by Dan Woren ...

Unabridged

16 hours 35 min

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government—and how we’ve come to accept it at our peril.With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Court has never before ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government—and how we’ve come to accept it at our peril.With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Court has never before
... Read more
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Code of Silence

Sexual Misconduct by Federal Judges, the Secret System That Protects Them, and the Women Who Blew the Whistle

by Lise Olsen ...

Narrated by Samara Naeymi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

Winner of the 2021 IRE Book AwardWinner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of NonfictionIn the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to upholdCode of Silence tells the story of federal court employee Cathy McBroom, who had to flee ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Winner of the 2021 IRE Book AwardWinner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of NonfictionIn the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to upholdCode of Silence tells the story of federal court employee Cathy McBroom, who had to flee
... Read more
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Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free

And Other Paradoxes of Our Broken Legal System

by Jed S. Rakoff ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

5 hours 5 min

How can we be proud of a system of justice that often pressures the innocent to plead guilty? How can we claim that justice is equal when we imprison thousands of poor Black men for relatively modest crimes but rarely prosecute rich white executives who commit crimes having far greater impact? How can we applaud the Supreme Court's ever-more-limited view of its duty to combat excesses by the ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

How can we be proud of a system of justice that often pressures the innocent to plead guilty? How can we claim that justice is equal when we imprison thousands of poor Black men for relatively modest crimes but rarely prosecute rich white executives who commit crimes having far greater impact? How can we applaud the Supreme Court's ever-more-limited view of its duty to combat excesses by the
... Read more
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A Matter of Interpretation

Federal Courts and the Law

by Antonin Scalia ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim—"distinguishing one prior case on his left, straight-arming another one on his right, high-stepping away from another precedent about to ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim—"distinguishing one prior case on his left, straight-arming another one on his right, high-stepping away from another precedent about to
... Read more
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The Agenda

How a Republican Supreme Court is Reshaping America

by Ian Millhiser ...

Narrated by David H. Lawrence XVII ...

Series series Columbia Global Reports
Unabridged

3 hours 42 min

From 2011, when Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives, until the present, Congress enacted hardly any major legislation outside of the tax law President Trump signed in 2017. In the same period, the Supreme Court dismantled much of America's campaign finance law, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act, permitted states to opt-out of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

From 2011, when Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives, until the present, Congress enacted hardly any major legislation outside of the tax law President Trump signed in 2017. In the same period, the Supreme Court dismantled much of America's campaign finance law, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act, permitted states to opt-out of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid
... Read more
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Dobbs v. Jackson

Recordings of the Supreme Court's Decisions & Dissents in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, Roe v. Wade, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey

by The Supreme Court of the United States ...

Narrated by Ariel Blake, Faye Wattleton, Imani Jade Powers ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

**"This timely audiobook provides context and perspective for the decades-long fight to protect a woman's right to choose." - AudioFile MagazineAfter decades of activism, legal battles, and debate, listen to the landmark decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.**Hear the Dobbs v. Jackson opinion and dissents in their entirety, as well as the original Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

**"This timely audiobook provides context and perspective for the decades-long fight to protect a woman's right to choose." - AudioFile MagazineAfter decades of activism, legal battles, and debate, listen to the landmark decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.**Hear the Dobbs v. Jackson opinion and dissents in their entirety, as well as the original Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey
... Read more
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In Harm’s Way

The memoir of a child protection lawyer from the most secretive court in England and Wales – the Family Court

by Teresa Thornhill ...

Narrated by Emma Spurgin Hussey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

‘Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.’ – Louise AllenWhen the system fails the parents, how can it protect the children?Welcome to the secretive world of the Family Court.What's it like to act for a father who has recently overcome his drug problem but risks losing his beloved son to foster care?Or to represent a young mother whose ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

‘Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.’ – Louise AllenWhen the system fails the parents, how can it protect the children?Welcome to the secretive world of the Family Court.What's it like to act for a father who has recently overcome his drug problem but risks losing his beloved son to foster care?Or to represent a young mother whose
... Read more
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SCOTUS Discussions June 2009

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about the Supreme Court's decision on prisoners' legal rights to test DNA evidence after their convictions. ... Read more

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Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about the Supreme Court's decision on prisoners' legal rights to test DNA evidence after their convictions.
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Video Games

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

5 min

A Supreme Court case over whether minors should be able to access violent video games in California had the justices debating the definition of violence and the boundaries of the First Amendment.The lawyer for the state of California, who was advocating for a law banning the sale of violent video games to those under 18 years of age, told the court that the law has two goals. First, it’s intended ... Read more

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A Supreme Court case over whether minors should be able to access violent video games in California had the justices debating the definition of violence and the boundaries of the First Amendment.The lawyer for the state of California, who was advocating for a law banning the sale of violent video games to those under 18 years of age, told the court that the law has two goals. First, it’s intended
... Read more
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Justice Breyer

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer talks to Jeffrey Brown about his new book, Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View, the role and responsibilities of the high court, and the shift in dynamics that a new justice can bring. ... Read more

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer talks to Jeffrey Brown about his new book, Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View, the role and responsibilities of the high court, and the shift in dynamics that a new justice can bring.
... Read more
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I Dissent

Great Opposing Opinions in Landmark Supreme Court Cases

by Mark Tushnet ...

Narrated by Mark Tushnet ...

Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

For the first time, a collection of dissents from the most famous Supreme Court casesIf American history can truly be traced through the majority decisions in landmark Supreme Court cases, then what about the dissenting opinions? In issues of race, gender, privacy, workers' rights, and more, would advances have been impeded or failures rectified if the dissenting opinions were in fact the majority ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

For the first time, a collection of dissents from the most famous Supreme Court casesIf American history can truly be traced through the majority decisions in landmark Supreme Court cases, then what about the dissenting opinions? In issues of race, gender, privacy, workers' rights, and more, would advances have been impeded or failures rectified if the dissenting opinions were in fact the majority
... Read more
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In Two Minds

Shocking true stories of murder, justice and recovery from a forensic psychiatrist

by Dr Sohom Das ...

Narrated by Dr Sohom Das ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many
... Read more
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Court Judges Terminology: Essential Terms for Criminal, Civil, Family, Administrative, and International Law

by Sumitra Kumari ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 23 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Navigating the complex world of legal terminology can be a daunting task for anyone, especially those who interact with various branches of the law. ""Court Judges Terminology: Essential Terms for Criminal, Civil, Family, Administrative, and International Law "is your indispensable guide to understanding the language of the courtroom and beyond.This ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Navigating the complex world of legal terminology can be a daunting task for anyone, especially those who interact with various branches of the law. ""Court Judges Terminology: Essential Terms for Criminal, Civil, Family, Administrative, and International Law "is your indispensable guide to understanding the language of the courtroom and beyond.This
... Read more
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Interview with Sandra Day O'Connor

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

Judy Woodruff speaks to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about her efforts to improve literacy for students, judicial elections and today's court. ... Read more

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Judy Woodruff speaks to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about her efforts to improve literacy for students, judicial elections and today's court.
... Read more
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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

$41.99 CAD

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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Making Our Democracy Work

A Judge's View

by Justice Stephen Breyer ...

Narrated by Luis Moreno ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivers an impassioned argument for the proper role of America's highest judicial body. Examining historic and contemporary decisions by the Court, Breyer highlights the rulings that have bolstered public confidence as well as the missteps that have triggered distrust. What emerges is a unique approach-certain to be admired for years to come-to interpreting ... Read more

$35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivers an impassioned argument for the proper role of America's highest judicial body. Examining historic and contemporary decisions by the Court, Breyer highlights the rulings that have bolstered public confidence as well as the missteps that have triggered distrust. What emerges is a unique approach-certain to be admired for years to come-to interpreting
... Read more
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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

$35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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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

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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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

$24.99 CAD

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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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

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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Uncertain Justice

The Roberts Court and the Constitution

by Laurence Tribe, Joshua Matz ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

15 hours 25 min

Harvard Law School scholars Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz reveal how Chief Justice John Roberts is shaking the foundation of our nation’s laws in Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution.From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Harvard Law School scholars Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz reveal how Chief Justice John Roberts is shaking the foundation of our nation’s laws in Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution.From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains
... Read more
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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

$29.99 CAD

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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