Description |
viii, 199 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Series |
Reference shelf ; v. 77, no. 5
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
[Excerpt] from About the Supreme Court / Supreme Court of the United States -- History of the Supreme Court / Findlaw.com -- Supreme Court in the nineteenth century / William H. Rehnquist -- Once and future Supreme Court / David J. Garrow -- Trial of a young nation / Charles F. Hobson -- It could have gone the other way / Michael J. Klarman -- 40 years and waiting / Marshall J. Hartman -- Police tactic to sidestep Miranda rights rejected / Jerry Markon -- Both sides on abortion wary of Supreme Court / Jan Crawford Greenburg -- Long shadow / Debra Rosenberg -- Are landmark court decisions all that important? / Michael Klarman -- Controversy continues over The pledge of allegiance / Martha M. McCarthy -- Gay rights groups hail landmark decision in Texas case / Chuck Lindell -- Court upholds use of race in admissions / James M. O'Neill -- Taking it to the trenches / Philip Carter -- In new court, Roe may stand, so foes look to limit its scope / Robin Toner and Adam Liptak -- Justices reinstate suits on Internet file sharing / Linda Greenhouse and Lorne Manly -- Rehnquist the great? / Jeffrey Rosen -- Limited legacy / Cliff Sloan -- Rehnquist difference / Alan J. Borsuk -- Reviewing Rehnquist / Richard Brust -- O'Connor's legacy more than a mere swing vote / Michael McGough -- Roberts was influenced by critics of the Warren court / Charles Lane -- Bush's unconventional choice / Linda Feldmann, Warren Richey, and Gail Russell Chaddock -- Stable court defied forecasts / Alan J. Borsuk -- Picking judges a disorderly affair / Charlie Savage -- High court reality check / Tony Mauro -- Appendix. A brief overview of the Supreme Court ; Members of the Supreme Court of the United States ; Timeline of landmark cases. |
Subject |
United States. Supreme Court.
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United States. Supreme Court -- History.
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Courts of last resort -- United States.
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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Added Author |
McCaffrey, Paul, 1977-
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Messina, Lynn.
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ISBN |
0824210506 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
9788242105066 |
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