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In recent years the Supreme Court has been at the center of such political issues as abortion rights, the administration of police procedures, and the determination of the 2000 presidential election. The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential tonurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the guidance of coeditors Kermit L. Hall and Kevin T. McGuire, this volume of essays examines the role ...

This book analyzes the thirty cases that, in the opinion of U.S. Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators and legal historians, are the most important for American citizens to understand. Each chapter includes a narrative account, focusing on leading personalities involved in the case(s), and one or more primary source documents relevant to the case.

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Available as a single volume or as part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society

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Here are the landmark decisions that have shaped American life, described by some of America's most eminent legal scholars. The new edition contains more than 450 entries on major cases, including 53 new entries on the latest landmark rulings. This outstanding guide serves as an excellent introduction to the work of the Court from the late eighteenth century to the present day.

Available as a single volume or as part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society

Available as a single volume or as part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society

Illuminating a classic case from the turbulent civil rights era of the 1960s, two of America's foremost legal historians—Kermit Hall and Melvin Urofsky—provide a compact and highly readable updating of one of the most memorable decisions in the Supreme Court's canon.

Illuminating a classic case from the turbulent civil rights era of the 1960s, two of America's foremost legal historians - Kermit Hall and Melvin Urofsky - provide a compact and highly readable updating of one of the most memorable decisions in the Supreme Court's canon. Their insights place this landmark case within a new and enlightening frame.

Available as a single volume or as part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society

Available as a single volume or as part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society

Available as a single volume or as part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society