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BREYER PRESENTATION COPY TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG. BREYER, STEPHEN. Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
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BREYER, STEPHEN. Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Hardcover, dust jacket.
FINE FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY TO Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "For Ruth, With much admiration and warm wishes from her friend & colleague, Ste_." In 1993 both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer were on President Clinton's short list to replace retiring Justice Byron White. Clinton chose Ginsburg in 1993, but nominated Breyer the next year at the retirement of Harry Blackmun. The present book is Breyer's take on the Supreme Court's pivotal role as a check on Congress and the Presidential branch.
Hardcover, dust jacket.
FINE FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY TO Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "For Ruth, With much admiration and warm wishes from her friend & colleague, Ste_." In 1993 both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer were on President Clinton's short list to replace retiring Justice Byron White. Clinton chose Ginsburg in 1993, but nominated Breyer the next year at the retirement of Harry Blackmun. The present book is Breyer's take on the Supreme Court's pivotal role as a check on Congress and the Presidential branch.