| | Prologue: The Oaths | p. 1 |
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| | The Politician's Path | p. 21 |
| | "On Behalf of the Strong in Opposition to the Weak" | p. 35 |
| | The Era of Good Feelings | p. 47 |
| | The Legacy of Appendix E | p. 58 |
| | The Ballad of Lilly Ledbetter | p. 71 |
| | The War Against Precedent | p. 82 |
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| | The Hunter | p. 97 |
| | Lawyers, Guns, and Money | p. 105 |
| | The Unrequited Bipartisanship of Barack Obama | p. 116 |
| | Wise Latina | p. 128 |
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| | Money Talks | p. 145 |
| | Samuel Alito's Question | p. 158 |
| | The Rookie | p. 170 |
| | The Ninety-Page Swan Song of John Paul Stevens | p. 182 |
| | "With All Due Deference to Separation of Powers" | p. 192 |
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| | The Retired Justices Dissent | p. 207 |
| | Softball Politics | p. 219 |
| | The Tea Party and the Justice's Wife | p. 230 |
| | The Thomas Court | p. 239 |
| | "Democracy Is Not a Game" | p. 25i |
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| | "You Should Do It" | p. 263 |
| | Broccoli | p. 272 |
| | The "Effective" Argument | p. 283 |
| | Epilogue: The Roberts Court | p. 294 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 299 |
| | Notes | p. 300 |
| | Bibliography | p. 309 |
| | Photo Credits | p. 313 |
| | Index | p. 314 |