| Physical description |
xvii, 428 pages ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes indexes. |
| Summary |
The Supreme Court has been the site 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 over four hundred 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. Here are the landmark decisions that have shaped American life, described by some of our most eminent legal scholars. Arranged alphabetically, each entry provides an up-to-date official citation, the date the case was argued and decided, the vote of the Justices, who wrote the opinion for the Court, who concurred, and who dissented. More importantly, the entries feature an informative account of the particulars of the case, the legal and social background, the reasoning behind the Court's decision, and the case's impact on American society. |
| Other author |
Hall, Kermit L., 1944-2006.
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| Subject |
Constitutional law -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
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Constitutional law -- United States -- Digests.
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| Variant Title |
United States Supreme Court decisions. |
| ISBN |
0195118839 (acid-free paper) |
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