Ebook: Out of order: stories from the history of the Supreme Court

Looming large : historic intersections of the president and the Supreme Court -- The call to serve : judicial appointments -- A house is not a home : the journey to One First Street -- Humble beginnings : the first decade of the United States Supreme Court -- Itinerant justice : riding circuit -- The Supreme Court's changing jurisdiction -- Golden tongues : oral advocacy before the court -- Customs and traditions of the court -- Some laughs on the bench -- Larger-than- life justices -- Gone but not forgotten : judicial retirement -- Supreme Court "firsts.";The former Supreme Court Justice shares stories about the history and evolution of the Supreme Court that traces the roles of key contributors while sharing the events behind important transformations.