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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2019 · 3 MIN

The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts by Joan Biskupic

from New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics · host Yadira Rohan

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts Author: Joan Biskupic Narrator: Jennywren Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far. John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything but, pointing to his conservative victories on voting rights and campaign finance. Yet he broke from orthodoxy in his decision to preserve Obamacare. How are we to understand the motives of the most powerful judge in the land? In The Chief, award-winning journalist Joan Biskupic contends that Roberts is torn between two, often divergent, priorities: to carry out a conservative agenda, and to protect the Court's image and his place in history. Biskupic shows how Roberts's dual commitments have fostered distrust among his colleagues, with major consequences for the law. Trenchant and authoritative, The Chief reveals the making of a justice and the drama on this nation's highest court.

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