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Mandery, Evan J.
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Capital punishment -- United States.
Capital punishment -- United States -- History
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Mandery, Evan J.
Capital punishment -- United States.
Capital punishment -- United States -- History
MARC Display
A
wild
justice
: the
death
and
resurrection
of
capital
punishment
in
America
/ Evan J. Mandery.
by
Mandery, Evan J.
W. W. Norton & Company, [2013]
Call #:
345.730773 M272w
Subjects
Capital
punishment
-- United States.
Capital
punishment
-- United States -- History
ISBN:
9780393348965 (pbk.)
0393239586 (hc.)
Edition:
First Edition.
Description:
vi, 534 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 448-501) and index.
Summary:
"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."--From publisher.
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