{"product_id":"nine-scorpions-in-a-bottle-max-lerner-9781628727241","title":"Nine Scorpions in a Bottle: Great Judges and Cases of the Supreme Court","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening look by a renowned expert at one of the most important institutions in American democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo many Americans, the United States Supreme Court continues to loom large as an unimpeachable symbol of the rule of law and the triumph of justice. But behind that towering fa ade there has been so much infighting, intrigue, and backstabbing that Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. reportedly once described the court as \"nine scorpions in a bottle.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody appreciated this more than Max Lerner, the acknowledged dean of Supreme Court observers. From the seminal articles he wrote for the \u003ci\u003eYale Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1930s to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e columns that ran almost until his death in 1992, Lerner demystified the court and strove to uncover the historical, social, and psychological underpinnings of its landmark decisions. He believed in the majesty and the mystique it holds, but was clear-eyed about its human dimensions and moments of shame. Here are Lerner's celebrated portraits of John Marshall, Louis Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, Earl Warren, and of course Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., whose judicial vision Lerner most respected. Here, too, are his timeless discussions of the cases that continue to shape American society, such as \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUS v. Nixon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e. With a new preface for this edition, \u003ci\u003eNine Scorpions in a Bottle\u003c\/i\u003e follows Max Lerner's lifetime examination of the American way of law case by case, justice by justice, and will enrich every reader's understanding of the Supreme\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Lerner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628727241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628727241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Max Lerner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939401531647,"sku":"9781628727241","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c9fdfa78-5a59-43d0-bf14-b7575bdf83eb.jpg?v=1681441276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nine-scorpions-in-a-bottle-max-lerner-9781628727241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}