{"product_id":"a-most-disorderly-court-martin-a-dyckman-9780813081656","title":"A Most Disorderly Court: Scandal and Reform in the Florida Judiciary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling story of scandal and reform at the highest levels of state government\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, justices on the Florida Supreme Court were popularly elected. But a number of scandals threatened to topple the court until public outrage led to profound reforms and fundamental changes in the way justices were seated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne justice abruptly retired after being filmed on a high-roller junket to Las Vegas. Two others tried to fix cases in lower courts on behalf of campaign supporters. A fourth destroyed evidence by shredding his copy of a document into \"seventeen equal\" strips of paper that he then flushed down a toilet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the journalist who wrote most of the stories that exposed these events, Martin Dyckman played a key role in revealing the corruption, favoritism, and cronyism then rampant in the court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Most Disorderly Court\u003c\/i\u003e recounts this dark period in Florida politics, when stunning revelations regularly came to light. He also traces the reform efforts that ultimately led to a constitutional amendment providing for the appointment of all Florida's appellate judges, and emphasizes the absolute importance of confidential sources for journalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin A. Dyckman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813081653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813081656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Martin A. Dyckman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175851995391,"sku":"9780813081656","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c9ce486-b56a-4512-aef7-02c697ec4bc3.jpg?v=1771336127","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-most-disorderly-court-martin-a-dyckman-9780813081656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}