Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court
Language: English
Published by Crown, 2026
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A nonpartisan deep dive into the Supreme Court and its justices that reveals how little we really understand about it. Instead of 6-3, it’s more of a 3-3-3 split. Takes you inside the justice’s daily work days, even into the cafeteria! I may not always have the lowest prices on this site, but I can guarantee the quality. Buy from a 5-star seller who is not a bookstore, warehouse or a drop shipper. I am just an individual who loves books and has a library in her home. If something goes wrong, there is no customer service to worry about. It is just me and I am very easy to get a hold of. I personally possess every book I list so I can guarantee its quality. Comes with a free bookmark as appreciation for your purchase.
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- Title
- Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court
- Author
- Isgur, Sarah
- Publisher
- Crown
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0593800923
- ISBN 13
- 9780593800928
- Item weight
- 599 grams
- Dimensions
- 16.46 centimeters width by 24.26 centimeters height by 3.38 centimeters depth
Most people get the Supreme Court all wrong. That includes Washington "insiders." A smattering of high-profile decisions have popularized a simplistic idea of the Court and its nine justices. Yes, six of them were appointed by Republicans, and only three were appointed by a Democratic president. So, how does that 6-3 conservative majority explain why liberal Elena Kagan and conservative Samuel Alito agreed with each other over 60 percent of the time in a recent term? Or why the court threw shade at Florida's attempt to ban drag shows?
To truly appreciate the nine justices of the Supreme Court, argues Sarah Isgur, you have to look beyond political affiliation. That's only part of the story--the "X-Axis". The wisest court insiders know that they there is a whole other measuring stick--the "Y-Axis." On this spectrum, the justices span from order-loving institutionalists to true chaos agents. The Y-Axis affects which cases the court takes, when they take them, how they get decided. And, when you appreciate its nuances, you'll see the court looks a lot more like 3-3-3 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 judiciary system is itself, well, kind of a constitutional anomaly. Blending irreverent humor and incisive commentary, Isgur goes behind the cloaks and 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.
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