American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award

Given by American Bar Association (ABA)

Altres noms: ABA Silver Gavel Awards for Media and The Arts (Anglès), ABA Silver Gavel Certificate of Merit (Anglès), Silver Gavel Award for Media and The Arts (Anglès)
90 obres 24,833 Llibres 676 Ressenyes 4.2
Each year the American Bar Association presents these awards to recognize work in media and the arts published or presented during the preceding year that have been exemplary in helping to foster mostra'n més the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system. mostra'n menys
Stages:
Categories:
Tots, Books (41), Documentaries (4), Drama & Literature (6), No Category (90)

Winner 71

ObraAny
Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial de Kenji Yoshino2016
Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison de Nell Bernstein2015
The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay de Jess Bravin2014
Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History de John Fabian Witt2013
Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices de Noah Feldman2011
Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror - A Public Defender's Inside Account de Steven T. Wax2009
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court de Jeffrey Toobin2008
Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power de Joseph Margulies2007
America's Constitution: A Biography de Akhil Reed Amar2006
Black Trials: Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste de Mark S. Weiner2005
And the Dead Shall Rise de Steve Oney2004
Jim Crow's Children: The Broken Promise of the Brown Decision de Peter Irons2003
An American insurrection : the battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962 de William Doyle2002
Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching That Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism de Mark Curriden2000
Pillar of Fire : America in the King Years, 1963-65 de Taylor Branch1999
Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren de Ed Cray1998
The Life of the Law: The People and Cases that Have Shaped Our Society, from King Alfred to Rodney King de Alfred H. Knight1997
A Civil Action de Jonathan Harr1996
Abandoned in the Wasteland: Children, Television, & the First Amendment de Newton N. Minow1996
A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court (Constitutional Conflicts) de Rodney A. Smolla1996
The Jury: Trial and Error in the American Courtroom de Stephen J. Adler1995
Crusaders in the Courts: How a Dedicated Band of Lawyers Fought for the Civil Rights Revolution de Jack Greenberg1995
Crime and Punishment in American History de Lawrence M. Friedman1994
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self de G. Edward White1994
Matters of Principle: An Insider's Account of America's Rejection of Robert Bork's Nomination to the Supreme Court de Mark Gitenstein1993
The Color-Blind Constitution de Andrew Kull1993
Turning Right: The Making of the Rehnquist Supreme Court de David G. Savage1993
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action de Ellen Alderman1992
The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide de Linda R. Monk1992
Bending the Law: The Story of the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy de Richard B. Sobol1992
Den of Thieves de James B. Stewart1992
Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr. de J. L. Chestnut, Jr.1991
Black Votes Count: Political Empowerment in Mississippi After 1965 de Frank R. Parker1991
Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes de Laurence Tribe1991
Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America de Ethan Bronner1990
As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit in America de Teresa A. Sullivan1990
Questioning Authority : Justice and Criminal Law de David L. Bazelon1989
Chadha: The Story of an Epic Constitutional Struggle de Barbara Hinkson Craig1989
A Crime of Self-Defense: Bernhard Goetz and the Law on Trial de George P. Fletcher1989
The Enduring Constitution: An Exploration of the First Two Hundred Years de Jethro Koller Lieberman1988
Fighting Faiths: The Abrams Case, The Supreme Court, and Free Speech de Richard Polenberg1988
American Broadcasting and the First Amendment de Lucas A. Powe, Jr.1988
Law's Empire de Ronald Dworkin1987
Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics de David M. O'Brien1987
Agent Orange on Trial: Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts, Enlarged Edition de Peter H. Schuck1987
Ideals, Beliefs, Attitudes, and the Law: Private Law Perspectives on a Public Law Problem (Frank W. Abrams Lectures) de Guido Calabresi1986
The Federal Courts: Challenge and Reform de Richard A. Posner1986
The Unpublished Opinions of the Warren Court de Bernard Schwartz1986
The Constitution: That Delicate Balance de Fred W. Friendly1985
The Nuremberg Trial de Ann Tusa1985
Miranda Crime Law Politics de Liva Baker1984
Groundwork: Charles Hamilton Houston and the Struggle for Civil Rights de Genna Rae McNeil1984
The American Inquisition: Justice and Injustice in the Cold War de Stanley I. Kutler1983
Earl Warren: A Public Life de G. Edward White1983
Minnesota Rag de Fred W. Friendly1982
Speech and Law in a Free Society de Franklyn Saul Haiman1982
The litigious society de Jethro Koller Lieberman1982
Judge Frank Johnson and Human Rights in Alabama de Tinsley E. Yarbrough1982
The Process Is the Punishment: Handling Cases in a Lower Criminal Court de Malcolm M. Feeley1980
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, 2nd Edition de Elder Witt1980
Our legal heritage : a law-focused education program for young Americans de Russell I Berry1979
In the Matter of Color: Race and the American Legal Process de A. Leon Higginbotham1979
Government by Judiciary de Raoul Berger1978
The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government de Archibald Cox1977
The Morality of Consent de Alexander M. Bickel1976
The appearance of justice de John P. Mackenzie1975
In his own image; the Supreme Court in Richard Nixon's America de James F. Simon1974
Assault on Privacy: Computers, Data Banks and Dossiers de Arthur R. Miller1972
The Self-Inflicted Wound, de Fred P. Graham1971
Justice on trial; the case of Louis D. Brandeis de A. L. Todd1965
The Man Who Rode the Tiger: The Life and Times of Judge Samuel Seabury de Herbert Mitgang1964

Certificate of Merit 6

ObraAny
The Courage of Their Convictions: Sixteen Americans Who Fought Their Way to the Supreme Court de Peter Irons1989
Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story: Statesman of the Old Republic de R. Kent Newmyer1986
The Goldmark Case: An American Libel Trial de William L. Dwyer1985
Justice at War: The Story of the Japanese American Internment Cases de Peter Irons1984
The ways of a judge : reflections from the Federal Appellate Bench de Frank M. Coffin1981
The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract de P. S. Atiyah1980

Honorable Mention 1

ObraAny
Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong de Brandon L. Garrett2012

Finalist 12

ObraAny
Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights de Gretchen Sorin2021
Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution de Laurence Tribe2015
States of Union: Family and Change in the American Constitutional Order (Constitutional Thinking) de Mark E. Brandon2014
The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution de Marcia Coyle2014
American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution de Garrett Epps2014
A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America de Evan J. Mandery2014
Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong de Raymond Bonner2013
The Wrong Man de David Ellis2013
From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage de Michael J. Klarman2013
Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail de Jay Erskine Leutze2013
Yamashita's Ghost: War Crimes, MacArthur's Justice, and Command Accountability (Modern War Studies) de Allan A. Ryan2013
The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr de Ken Gormley2011