[PDF] Classic And Current Decisions Of The United States Supreme Court eBook

Author : Kermit L. Hall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0195139240

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In Democracy in America, De Tocqueville observed that there is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one. Two hundred years of American history have certainly borne out the truth of this remark. Whether a controversy is political,economic, or social, whether it focuses on child labor, slavery, prayer in public schools, war powers, busing, abortion, business monopolies, or capital punishment, eventually the battle is taken to court. And the ultimate venue for these vital struggles is the Supreme Court. Indeed, the SupremeCourt is a prism through which the entire life of our nation is magnified and illuminated, and through which we have defined ourselves as a people. Now, in The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, readers have a rich source of information about one of the central institutions of American life. Everything one would want to know about the Supreme Court is here, in more than a thousand alphabetically arranged entries.There are biographies of every justice who ever sat on the Supreme Court (with pictures of each) as well as entries on rejected nominees and prominent judges (such as Learned Hand), on presidents who had an important impact on--or conflict with--the Court (including Thomas Jefferson, AbrahamLincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt), and on other influential figures (from Alexander Hamilton to Cass Gilbert, the architect of the Supreme Court Building). More than four hundred entries examine every major case that the court has decided, from Marbury v. Madison (which established the Court'spower to declare federal laws unconstitutional) and Scott v. Sandford (the Dred Scott Case) to Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. In addition, there are extended essays on the major issues that have confronted the Court (from slavery to national security, capital punishment to religion,from affirmative action to the Vietnam War), entries on judicial matters and legal terms (ranging from judicial review and separation of powers to amicus brief and habeas corpus), articles on all Amendments to the Constitution, and an extensive, four-part history of the Court. And as in all OxfordCompanions, the contributors combine scholarship with engaging insight, giving us a sense of the personality and the inner workings of the Court. They examine everything from the wanderings of the Supreme Court (the first session was held on the second floor of the Royal Exchange Building in NewYork City, and the Court at times has met in a Congressional committee room, a tavern, a rented house, and finally, in 1935, its own building), to the Jackson-Black Feud and the clouded resignation of Abe Fortas, to the Supreme Court's press room and the paintings and sculptures adorning the SupremeCourt building. The decisions of the Supreme Court have touched--and will continue to influence--every corner of American society. A comprehensive, authoritative guide to the Supreme Court, this volume is an essential reference source for everyone interested in the workings of this vital institution and inthe multitude of issues it has confronted over the course of its history.

Author : Richard Beeman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0143121995

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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 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 expositors of and participants in debates about American values. Legal expert Jay M. Feinman introduces and selects some of the most important Supreme Court Decisions of all time, which touch on the very foundations of American society. These cases cover a vast array of issues, from the powers of government and freedom of speech to freedom of religion and civil liberties. Feinman offers commentary on each case and excerpts from the opinions of the Justices that show the range of debate in the Supreme Court and its importance to civil society. Among the cases included will be Marbury v. Madison, on the supremacy of the Constitution and the power of judicial review; U.S. v. Nixon, on separation of powers; and Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, a post-9/11 case on presidential power and due process.

Author : Robert G. McCloskey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 34,8 MB
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 0226556832

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Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, Robert McCloskey’s classic work on the Supreme Court’s role in constructing the U.S. Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation’s highest court. For this new fifth edition, Sanford Levinson extends McCloskey’s magisterial treatment to address the Court’s most recent decisions. As in prior editions, McCloskey’s original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the strength of the Court has always been its sensitivity to the changing political scene, as well as its reluctance to stray too far from the main currents of public sentiments. In two revised chapters, Levinson shows how McCloskey’s approach continues to illuminate developments since 2005, including the Court’s decisions in cases arising out of the War on Terror, which range from issues of civil liberty to tests of executive power. He also discusses the Court’s skepticism regarding campaign finance regulation; its affirmation of the right to bear arms; and the increasingly important nomination and confirmation process of Supreme Court justices, including that of the first Hispanic justice, Sonia Sotomayor. The best and most concise account of the Supreme Court and its place in American politics, McCloskey's wonderfully readable book is an essential guide to the past, present, and future prospects of this institution.

Author : Peter Irons
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 42,7 MB
Release : 2006-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1101503130

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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court featuring a forward by Howard Zinn Recent 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, and abortion, as well as more current cases about school prayer, the Bush/Gore election results, and "enemy combatants." To understand key issues facing the supreme court and the current battle for the court's ideological makeup, there is no better guide than Peter Irons. This revised and updated edition includes a foreword by Howard Zinn. "A sophisticated narrative history of the Supreme Court . . . [Irons] breathes abundant life into old documents and reminds readers that today's fiercest arguments about rights are the continuation of the endless American conversation." -Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

Author : United States. Supreme Court
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,87 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 9780962801419

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Privides summaries of a variety of Supreme Court decisions. Bibliog.

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 1442203862

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First published in 1954, this indispensable reference quickly became the gold standard for concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases. 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 15th edition has been extensively revised to ensure that it remains the most up-to-date resource available. An essential resource for law students, lawyers, and everyone interested in our nation's Constitution and the Supreme Court decisions that explicate it.

Author : Edwin Countryman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2015-07-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781330752654

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Excerpt from The Supreme Court of the United States, With a Review of Certain Decisions Relating: To Its Appellate Power Under the Constitution This critique is not a general dissertation upon the judicial interpretation of the Constitution. The author is too much in sympathy and accord with the salient features of that interpretation in its usual application to the provisions of our organic law, to indulge in any general criticism. There are, however, a few important decisions of the court of last resort, in which it has declined to exercise its appellate jurisdiction; and as this special interpretation of the judicial power is equivalent to a refusal of the court in many cases to act as a check upon the official action of the executive and Congress, this work is principally composed of a series of strictures upon those particular decisions. That the nature and gravity of the conclusions involved in some of these decisions are startling in their possible consequences, must be quite apparent when an eminent professor of Columbia University deems himself justified in announcing in a public address as their legitimate result that Congress has the power under the Constitution "to wipe away the appellate powers" of the Supreme Court "whenever such action may be deemed expedient." The object of this critical review is to show that while there is too much truth in the charge that such decisions have been made, there is no foundation for the decisions in the Constitution. I am under special obligation to Pierre E. DuBois, Esq., for the personal interest he has shown in the work and the important suggestions he has offered in the course of its development. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Gary R. Hartman
Publisher :
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816024520

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