Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution (Unabridged)
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4.2 • 31 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
From Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a glimpse of her journey to the Court and an account of her approach to the Constitution
Since her confirmation hearing, Americans have peppered Justice Amy Coney Barrett with questions. How has she adjusted to the Court? What is it like to be a Supreme Court justice with school-age children? Do the justices get along? What does her normal day look like? How does the Court get its cases? How does it decide them? How does she decide?
In Listening to the Law, Justice Barrett answers these questions and more. She lays out her role (and daily life) as a justice, touching on everything from her deliberation process to dealing with media scrutiny. With the warmth and clarity that made her a popular law professor, she brings to life the making of the Constitution and explains her approach to interpreting its text. Whether sharing stories of clerking for Justice Scalia or walking readers through prominent cases, she invites readers to wrestle with originalism and to embrace the rich heritage of our Constitution.
*Includes a downloadable PDF of the Appendix from the book
Customer Reviews
Very Informative
Excellent overview of the constitution and our judicial system. Her historical examples and simple analogies clarified the challenges of modern rulings. Our founding father’s were brilliant.
Tedious
I thought this would be more introspective to her own personal life, sadly…it was like sitting in a law class. Which, to be fair, is her background. However, I didn’t make it all the way to the end, there’s no chance I’ll read this book again, nor would I refer it to others.
A legal lightweight
Listened to this book with an open mind to learn about the thought process of one of the Supreme Court justices and instead got a basic description of how courts, clerks and judges work alongside common knowledge US history.