Best Supreme Court Decisions - April 2024

Supreme Court Decisions (Penguin Civic Classics)

A selection of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped American societyPenguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life, including the founding documents, pivotal historical speeches, and important Supreme Court decisions, to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues.The Supreme Court is one of America's leading ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143121995
• ASIN: 0143121995
• ISBN: 0143121995
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Landmark Supreme Court Cases: The Most Influential Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States

Discusses important Supreme Court cases that influenced American law, offering information on the key issues, background, decisions, and significance of the case.

• ASIN: 0816069239
• ASIN: 0816069239
• ISBN: 0816069239
• Brand: Brand: Checkmark Books
• Manufacturer: Checkmark Books

The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court

In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or power—no one had even thought to build it a courtroom in the new capital city. When Adams sought to prolong his policies in defiance of the electorate by packing the courts, the fine words of the new Constitution could do nothing to stop him. It would take a man to make those words good, and America found him in John Marshall.The Great Decision tells the riveti... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1586484265
• ASIN: 1586484265
• ISBN: 1586484265
• Brand: Brand: PublicAffairs
• Manufacturer: PublicAffairs

Supreme Court Decision-Making: New Institutionalist Approaches

What influences decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court? For decades social scientists focused on the ideology of individual justices. Supreme Court Decision Making moves beyond this focus by exploring how justices are influenced by the distinctive features of courts as institutions and their place in the political system. Drawing on interpretive-historical institutionalism as well as rational choice theory, a group of leading scholars consider such factors as the influence of jurisprudence, the unique characteristics of supreme courts, the dynamics of coalition building, and the effects of socia... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0226109550
• ASIN: 0226109550
• ISBN: 0226109550
• Manufacturer: University of Chicago Press

Supreme Court Decisions and Women′s Rights

From the Romantic Paternalism of the 19th century to Roe v. Wade and the panoply of hot-button women′s issues before the Supreme Court in our age, Supreme Court Decisions and Women′s Rights limns the cases, the ideas, and the people who have blazed the trail to equality. Co-published by CQ Press and the Supreme Court Historical Society, Supreme Court Decisions and Women′s Rights is the first authoritative, illustrated guide to make Supreme Court cases and issues involving women′s rights and gender understandable and accessible to a wide audience. High school students will find a livel... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1568026137
• ASIN: 1568026137
• ISBN: 1568026137
• Brand: Brand: CQ Press
• Manufacturer: CQ Press

The Supremes' Greatest Hits, 2nd Revised & Updated Edition: The 44 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life

Can the government seize your house to build a shopping mall? Can it determine what control you have over your own body? Can police search your cellphone? The answers to those questions come from the Supreme Court, whose rulings have shaped American life and justice and allowed Americans to retain basic freedoms such as privacy, free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Especially relevant in light of Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing, as President Obama gears for a fight over nominating his successor, and as we prepare to elect a new president who may get to appoint other justices, the rev... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1454920777
• ASIN: 1454920777
• ISBN: 1454920777
• Brand: Michael G Trachtman
• Manufacturer: Sterling

A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped OurConstitution: Revised Edition

A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest courtRecent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States, Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates over judicial power to controversial rulings in the past regarding slavery, racial segregation... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143037382
• ASIN: 0143037382
• ISBN: 0143037382
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

With a survey of the thirty Supreme Court 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, The Pursuit of Justice is the perfect companion for those wishing to learn more about American civics and government. The cases range across three centuries of American history, including such landmarks as Marbury v. Madison (1803), which established the principle of judicial review; Scott v. Sandford (1857), which inflamed the slavery argument in the United States and led to the Civil ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195325680
• ASIN: 0195325680
• ISBN: 0195325680
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Supreme Court Decisions

The rich history of the U.S. Supreme Court affects everyone—so why just lecture about the landmark court decisions when you can engage students in the cases that changed the course of history? In Supreme Court Decisions, students will make predictions, use their knowledge of the Constitution, gain the perspective of people living during a historical period of time, and judge a case for themselves. The book takes students through 14 landmark cases including Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, and more. Students will find ca... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1593632975
• ASIN: 1593632975
• ISBN: 1593632975
• Manufacturer: Prufrock Press

The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

The Supreme Court has been the site of some of the great debates of American history, from child labor and prayer in the schools, to busing and abortion. The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions offers lively and insightful accounts of the most important cases ever argued before the Court, from Marbury v. Madison and Scott v. Sandford (the Dred Scott decision) to Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. This new edition of the Guide contains more than 450 entries on major Supreme Court cases, including 53 new entries on the latest landmark rulings. Among the new entries a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 019537939X
• ASIN: 019537939X
• ISBN: 9780195379396
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Essential Supreme Court Decisions: Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law

This landmark book has long been the gold standard of concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases in U.S. constitutional law. The book incorporates every facet of constitutional law, including the powers and privileges of the three branches of the national government, federalism, war powers, and extensive briefs on civil rights and liberties. This new edition has been thoroughly revised, reorganized, and updated through the end of the 2008 term.

• ASIN: 1442203854
• ASIN: 1442203854
• ISBN: 1442203854
• Brand: Brand: Rowman n Littlefield Publishers
• Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Abortion: The Supreme Court Decisions, 1965-2007

Updated to include the 2007 decision Gonzales v. Carhart, this volume provides all of the major Supreme Court decisions on abortion--as well as many majority, dissenting, and plurality opinions--carefully edited for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in a variety of disciplines.In his introductory essay, Shapiro sets these cases in political, historical, and philosophical context, and gives the reader a sense of what the main issues in the constitutional law of abortion are likely to be in the future.

• ASIN: 0872209032
• ASIN: 0872209032
• ISBN: 0872209032
• Brand: Brand: Hackett Publishing Co.
• Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

The Supreme Court in Conference (1940-1985): The Private Discussions Behind Nearly 300 Supreme Court Decisions

The Supreme Court in Conference offers a fascinating and unprecedented look at the private debates between Justices on nearly 300 landmark cases from 1940-1985. Major decisions such as Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education are covered and the notes of Justices Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, Frank Murphy, Robert Jackson, Harold Burton, Tom Clark, Earl Warren and William Brennan are opened to shed light on what goes on behind the closed doors of the secretive conference room. In this unique and revealing work on some of the most profound rulings made at a turbulent time in American... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195126327
• ASIN: 0195126327
• ISBN: 0195126327
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

That Godless Court?, Second Edition: Supreme Court Decisions On Church-State Relationships

The religion clauses of the First Amendment, which seem simple and clear, have been and continue to be controversial in their application. Church-state issues have never been more complex, controversial, and divisive than they are today. In this helpful and instructive book, Ronald B. Flowers explains clearly and concisely the intricacies and implications of Supreme Court decisions in the volatile area of church-state relations. This is an ideal primer for those Americans who have listened to the debates about what the Supreme Court has and has not said about the relationship between church an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0664228917
• ASIN: 0664228917
• ISBN: 9780664228910
• Brand: Brand: Westminster John Knox Press
• Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press

Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision that Made Abortion Legal

From the back-alley clinics of illegal abortionists to the behind-the scene deliberations of the Supreme Court justices, Roe v. Wade is a riveting history of the thorniest ethical debate ever brought before the Supreme Court. this is the bull story behind the struggle of two lawyers, Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee and their unwed, unemployed, pregnant client Norma McCorvey. In this updated edition Faux details recent challengesand erosions to the decision―including parental consent laws and bans on partial-birth abortions―and illuminates how the ruling has impacted public attitudes an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 081541093X
• ASIN: 081541093X
• ISBN: 081541093X
• Brand: Brand: Cooper Square Press
• Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press

Essential Supreme Court Decisions

The only reference guide to Supreme Court cases organized both topically and chronologically within chapters so that readers understand how cases fit into a historical context, the 17th edition has been updated with 20 new

• UPC: 212841458

Supreme Court Decisions

A selection of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped American society Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above all--essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard

• UPC: 20447861

Landmark Supreme Court Cases : The Most Influential Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States

Providing concise summaries of more than 350 of the most important US Supreme Court cases, this reference covers cases on such issues as: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, civil rights, labour unions, abortion,

• UPC: 5051817

Supreme Court Decision US v. Windsor - DOMA Case - Decided June 26, 2013 - eBook

The complete syllabus, ruling, and opinions of the court of the 2013 Defense of Marriage Act Supreme Court case. As argued on March 27th, 2013 and decided by the Supreme Court of the United States

• UPC: 171326486

TIME Supreme Court Decisions - eBook

TIME Magazine examines important decisions by the Supreme

• UPC: 848964551

Decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Corporation Tax Cases and Income Tax Cases : With Dissenting Opinions

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as

• UPC: 671725902

Decisions of the Supreme Court of Mauritius

Decisions of the Supreme Court of

• UPC: 578788132

Land Title Registration by Certificate : The Torrens System Simplified and Adapted to Constitutional Requirements, Along Lines Approved by United States Supreme Court Decisions (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Land Title Registration by Certificate: The Torrens System Simplified and Adapted to Constitutional Requirements, Along Lines Approved by United States Supreme Court Decisions The scheme further contemplates that, the title having thus been

• UPC: 52978917

Roe V. Wade, Updated Edition : The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision That Made Abortion Legal

Roe V. Wade, Updated Edition: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision That Made Abortion

• UPC: 26885780

The Demurrer: or Proofs of Error in the Decision of the Supreme Court of the State of New York: Requiring Faith in Particular Religious Doctrines as a

The Demurrer: or Proofs of Error in the Decision of the Supreme Court of the State of New York: Requiring Faith in Particular Religious Doctrines as

• UPC: 355994934

Best 1831 newspaper w US Supreme Court decision GEORGIA v CHEROKEE INDIAN NATION

• UPC: 372619459555
• Category: Pre-1900
• Price: 75 USD