9780393348965-0393348962-A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America

A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America

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ISBN-13: 9780393348965
ISBN-10: 0393348962
Edition: Reprint
Author: Evan J. Mandery
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 544 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393348965
ISBN-10: 0393348962
Edition: Reprint
Author: Evan J. Mandery
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 544 pages

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A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America (ISBN-13: 9780393348965 and ISBN-10: 0393348962), written by authors Evan J. Mandery, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2014. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other State & Local (United States History, General, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Rules & Procedures, Courts, Criminology, Social Sciences, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used State & Local books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history.

For two hundred years, the constitutionality of capital punishment had been axiomatic. But in 1962, Justice Arthur Goldberg and his clerk Alan Dershowitz dared to suggest otherwise, launching an underfunded band of civil rights attorneys on a quixotic crusade. In 1972, in a most unlikely victory, the Supreme Court struck down Georgia’s death penalty law in Furman v. Georgia. Though the decision had sharply divided the justices, nearly everyone, including the justices themselves, believed Furman would mean the end of executions in America.

Instead, states responded with a swift and decisive showing of support for capital punishment. As anxiety about crime rose and public approval of the Supreme Court declined, the stage was set in 1976 for Gregg v. Georgia, in which the Court dramatically reversed direction.

A Wild Justice is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the Court, the justices, and the political complexities of one of the most racially charged and morally vexing issues of our time.

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