In the United States, federal judges occupy weighty positions. They interpret the Constitution, define people's rights and liberties, and apply laws and regulations to myriad cases. They also are older than ever. In 2023, the median age of a federal judge reached 70 for the first time. Nearly one-third of federal judges exceeded the age of 75. And ten percent were 85 years or older. The federal judiciary has become a graying judiciary. Recent advances in neuroscience show that cognitive ag...

This book is the first study specifically to investigate the extent to which US Supreme Court justices alter the clarity of their opinions based on expected reactions from their audiences. The authors examine this dynamic by creating a unique measure of opinion clarity and then testing whether the Court writes clearer opinions when it faces ideologically hostile and ideologically scattered lower federal courts; when it decides cases involving poorly performing federal agencies; when it dec...

United States Supreme Court justices make decisions that have a profound impact on American society. Empirical legal scholars have portrayed justices as either single-minded or strategic seekers of policy, and there is little room in these theories for things like law, reputation, or personality. This book offers a fresh perspective that will jar Supreme Court scholarship out of complacency. It argues that justices' personalities influence their behavior, which in turn influences legal dev...

The U.S. Supreme Court, with its controlled, highly institutionalized decision-making practices, provides an ideal environment for studying coalition formation. The process begins during the oral argument stage, which provides the justices with their first opportunity to hear one another's attitudes and concerns specific to a case. This information gathering allows them eventually to form a coalition.In order to uncover the workings of this process, the authors analyze oral argumen...

Il secondo romanzo della serie con Ryan Lock, IN GABBIA, è un thriller esplosivo, una corsa contro il tempo che apprezzeranno i fan di Lee Child, Robert Crais e James Patterson.Benvenuti a Pelican Bay, dove tremila dei criminali più pericolosi d'America sono rinchiusi a vita. Per cinque giorni, sarà anche la casa di Ryan Lock - una guardia del corpo d'élite in una missione impossibile.Fingendosi un nuovo detenuto, Lock deve proteggere Frank "Mietitore" Hays, uno spietato le...

Lo sportivo Malik Shaw, vecchia gloria del basket e allenatore di una squadra universitaria, scompare senza lasciare traccia nella notte in cui la sua famiglia è coinvolta in un tragico incidente. Tutto lascia pensare che l’atleta stia fuggendo dalle sue responsabilità e dall’inevitabile declino di una carriera sportiva ormai al termine. Ma il suo amico d’infanzia Ty Johnson, agente di sicurezza privata, sospetta che ci sia dietro qualcosa.Mettendosi in cerca della verità, Ty e il ...

NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARDWhen one of the world’s wealthiest men is suddenly hunted by deadly forces, guns-for-hire Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson are enlisted to protect the financier’s family in New York City. The two former military men must act quickly and decisively to stop the shadowy forces in deadly pursuit…From the winner of the 2018 International Thriller Writers Award comes one of the must-read thrillers of the summer.

When elite private security specialists Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson are hired by a wealthy socialite to protect her troubled son, they find themselves drawn into a harrowing game of cat and mouse. As they work to uncover the truth behind Marcus Griffiths' troubling behavior, they become embroiled in a high-stakes, often violent confrontation with dark forces intent on restoring a twisted vision of the "natural order."With his razor-sharp instincts and unwavering determination, former ...

Ryan Lock was paid half a million dollars to audit an exclusive island resort; now he’s tearing it apart for free.When military veterans Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson are hired to provide a security audit of a billionaire’s private island, they uncover a sinister secret beneath the luxury—one that powerful people will kill to keep buried.What starts as an easy payday quickly turns dark. The island caters to the ultra-rich with sun, sea, and every indulgence mone...

Ryan Lock thought he'd seen it all, but nothing could prepare him for the world he enters when searching for missing teenager Kristin Miller.Teaming up with Angie Garcia, a former trafficking victim turned advocate, Lock plunges into a shadowy realm where young girls are lured, groomed, and sold into sexual slavery.As he races to find Kristin before she disappears into this dark web, Lock confronts the harsh reality that sometimes victims don't want to be saved. With time r...

« Les trois mille cinq cents détenus de la prison d’État de Californie, à Pelican Bay, comptent parmi les criminels les plus violents des États-Unis. Et l’un d’entre eux est la cible des trois mille quatre cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf autres. Votre mission est de garantir sa survie jusqu’à ce qu’il témoigne devant la cour… »Sous haute sécurité, le deuxième tome de la série Ryan Lock, est une course contre la montre effrénée, une lecture parfaite pour les fans de Lee Child, Robert Cra...

Une mère désespérée. Un fils perturbé. Un secret mortel.Lorsque la mondaine hollywoodienne Tarian Griffiths engage l'ancien militaire Ryan Lock pour protéger son fils Marcus, elle prétend qu'il s'agit d'une simple précaution.Mais Lock découvre rapidement qu'il y a bien plus dans cette histoire — notamment une ordonnance restrictive, des accusations de harcèlement et l'obsession grandissante de Marcus pour une camarade de classe.Plus Lock creuse, plu...