Closed Chambers

Edward Lazarus is the author of Black Hills, White Justice. He writes regularly for national publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Atlantic Monthly. A former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, Lazarus is currently in private practice in California.

Preface to the Penguin Edition
Author's Note
The Highest Court in the Land
THE MARBLE PALACE
A Clerk's Eye View
The Grand Canyon


THE PENALTY OF DEATH
The Spirit of Scottsboro
Sand in the Machine
The Strike of Lightning
Backlash
The Death Watch
The Lone Ranger
Stay of Execution
A Cop Killer's Case
Equal Protection of the Laws


THINGS FALL APART
Robert Bork and Civil War
The Cabal Against the Libs
The Test of Sincerity


THE TORTURE OF LAWS
The Right to Privacy
The Price of Good Intentions
The Triumph of Politics


A COURT DIVIDED
Transitions
A Fragile Peace
Old Battles, New Wounds
Final Thoughts


Notes
Index