Includes bibliographical references (pages 767-790) and index
Contents
The making of an institution : the origins of the Supreme Court (1789-1801) -- The balance of powers : three branches of government (1803-1833) -- On the nature of nations : the Supreme Court and American Indians (1832) -- Legalizing oppression : the infamous Dred Scott case in history and popular culture (1857) -- The powers of the presidency : executive authority and the Supreme Court (189-1801) -- Adapting to integreation : reconstructing the Court (1864-1888) -- Sex and politics in the Court : women's rights and the constitution (1848-1888) -- The court of the Gilded Age : the Supreme Court and worker's rights (1888-1908) -- The rule of reason : the White Court on free speech and child welfare (1910-1921) -- Presidential law : the Taft Court and the bill of rights (1789-1801) -- The switch in time : the Hughes Court and the constitutional revolution of 1937 (1930-1937) -- Constitutional patriotism : the Stone Court and the Second World War (1941-1946) -- The Cold War in the court : the ideological battleground of the Vindon Court (1789-1801) -- Separate is not equal : the Warren Court and the march of justice (1954) -- Equal protection under the law : the Warren Court and the rights of the accused (1789-1801) -- Matters of the heart : the Warren Court and American private life (1967) -- Gender roles in the courts : the Burger Court and the right to work (1969-1975) -- Sexual privacy : reproductive freedom and the Supreme Court (1965-1973) -- The religious establishment : the separation of church and state (1962-1971) -- Socially redeeming value : the law of obscenity (1953-1973) -- The capital court : the Supreme Court and capital punishment (1972-1976) -- Returning to conservatism : the Rehnquist Court and new conservatism (1986-2005) -- Tor the love of guns : the Supreme Court and gun control (1789-1801) -- Corporate personhood : the Supreme Court and money in politics (1990-2010) -- The right to marry : the Supreme Court on marital rights (1789-1801) -- The right to discriminate : the surprem Court and business discrimination (2018-2023) -- The right to choose : abortion and the Court (1973-2023) -- The value of racial experience : the Supreme Court and affirmative action (1620-2023) -- Conclusion : evaluating the Supreme Court
