Books by Richard Kluger
“If I had to recommend one book about law or about the Supreme Court, this is the book I would pick. Kluger is a journalist; as far as I know, he doesn’t have a legal education. He decided to write the definitive history of the Brown vs. Board of Education litigation and he wrote a gripping, page-turning story.” Read more...
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States
Michael Klarman, Lawyer
The Paper
by Richard Kluger
The New York Herald Tribune was a great newspaper with an august tradition. The paper went from dominant to existentially troubled in less than 15 years and in less than 10 years after that it was entirely gone.
Interviews where books by Richard Kluger were recommended
The Changing Business of Journalism, recommended by Richard Tofel
Richard Tofel, general manager of the non-profit newsroom ProPublica and former assistant publisher of the Wall Street Journal, explains why the printed newspaper is doomed. He recommends the best books to read to better understand the changing business of journalism.
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The American Supreme Court
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John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
by R. Kent Newmyer -
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Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story: Statesman of the Old Republic
by R. Kent Newmyer -
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The Dred Scott Case
by Don Fehrenbacher -
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Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
by Richard Kluger -
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Justice Lewis F. Powell: A Biography
by John Jeffries
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States, recommended by Michael Klarman
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States, recommended by Michael Klarman
It may be nice to think of America’s Supreme Court justices as neutral interpreters of the law, but the reality is that they are a reflection of the cultural and historical moment in which they operate. Legal scholar and author Michael Klarman, Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Harvard Law School, recommends the best books to learn more about the Supreme Court of the United States and its history.
