Summaries of Leading Cases on the Constitution
Summaries of Leading Cases on the Constitution

Author: Menez

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2004-10-26

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 1417503637

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First published in 1954, Summaries of Leading Cases on the Constitution quickly became the gold standard for concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases on constitutional law. Covering decisions from the establishment of the Court to the present, 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. The fourteenth edition has been thoroughly reorganized to make it easier to use and to correspond more closely to the outline of the U.S. Constitution. In addition, it includes information on important concurring and dissenting opinions, the complete text of the Constitution, a readily useable index and dictionary, and information about Supreme Court justices. Updated through the end of the 2003 term, the fiftieth anniversary edition of Summaries of Leading Cases on the Constitution is an essential resource for law students, lawyers, and everyone interested in our nation''s Constitution.

Essential Supreme Court Decisions
Essential Supreme Court Decisions

Author: John R. Vile

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-03-21

Total Pages: 619

ISBN-13: 1442225580

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Revised and now in its 16th edition, Essential Supreme Court Decisions: Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law is the most up-to-date and historically thorough guide to the American Supreme Court’s most monumental rulings available today. The Supreme Court grapples every day with issues fundamental to our democracy – from religious expression to freedom of speech to cruel and unusual punishment rulings. Terrorism, profiling, same-sex marriage, police stop-and-search statutes, voting rights and our personal right to privacy, and recent landmark rulings regarding all of these issues are analyzed in this edition, showing us the modern iterations of debates that have raged in some shape or form in America throughout its history.

The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court

Author: Tom S. Clark

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-03-14

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 1108422764

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Provides a quantitative history of the development of constitutional law in the United States during the past 150 years.

The Supreme Court Compendium
The Supreme Court Compendium

Author: Lee Epstein

Publisher: CQ Press

Published: 2015-07-28

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 148337663X

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The Supreme Court Compendium provides historical and statistical information on the Supreme Court: its institutional development; caseload; decision trends; the background, nomination, and voting behavior of its justices; its relationship with public, governmental, and other judicial bodies; and its impact. With over 180 tables and figures, this new edition is intended to capture the full retrospective picture through the 2013-2014 term of the Roberts Court and the momentous decisions handed down within the last four years, including United States v. Windsor, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, and Shelby County v. Holder.

United States Supreme Court Decisions, 1778-1996
United States Supreme Court Decisions, 1778-1996

Author: Kelly S. Janousek

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 914

ISBN-13:

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Janousek's new edition of this immensely valuable work will simplify the process of finding excerpts and commentary on every Supreme Court decision, as well as the texts, whether in government documents or reprinted in other sources, of the decisions themselves. This third volume in the series covers the literature from 1980 to 1995, indexing discussion and analysis in both monographs and periodicals of Court decisions from its earliest days.

Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States
Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States

Author: United States. Supreme Court

Publisher:

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 1048

ISBN-13:

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This 80 volume set covers landmark constitutional law cases from 1793 through 1973. Supplemental volumes are available through the 1986 term. The reader is provided with the circumstances that influence the decisions of the justices and that form the factual foundation of each of the included cases.

The Supreme Court and Individual Rights
The Supreme Court and Individual Rights

Author: Joan Biskupic

Publisher: CQ-Roll Call Group Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13:

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This updated edition examines the impact of significant Supreme Court decisions on the rights and freedoms of the individual.Focusing primarily on the 20th century, and current through the 1995-1996 term, the book provides full coverage of the freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights, including modern equality issues such as affirmative action and rights allowed illegal immigrants to the United States.The Supreme Court and Individual Rights begins with an overview of individual rights and covers four main topics: Freedom for Ideas, The Rights of Political Participation, Due Process and Criminal Rights, and Equal Rights and Personal Liberties. Appendixes include a glossary of legal terms, an explanation of how to read a legal citation, and biographies of the justices.

Constitutional Law for a Changing America
Constitutional Law for a Changing America

Author: Lee Epstein

Publisher: C Q Press College

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 948

ISBN-13:

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Exploring the full range of civil rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice has been updated throughout to include Supreme Court decisions handed down through June 2000 and to take into account recent events in the legal and political environment. New to this edition are a chapter on the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms, boxes that compare and contrast the U.S. legal system with systems abroad, and "Aftermath" sidebars that revisit well-known litigants for a glimpse of how their cases affected their lives.

Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court

Author: David G. Savage

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13:

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Appendixes provide additional information on the Court such as the Judiciary Acts of 1789 and 1925 and a list of Acts of Congress found by the Court to be unconstitutional. New cases include: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Lawrence v. Texas (2003), United States v. American Library Association Inc. (2003), Bush v. Gore (2000), Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000), Clinton v. City of New York (1998), Clinton v. Jones (1997), City of Boerne V. Flores (1997). The Guide also covers changes in Supreme Court's approach to religious freedom, the Rehnquist Court's legacy and the rejuvenation of federalism and state sovereignty. The power to investigate -- The power over internal affairs -- 5. The Court and the powers of the president : Article II -- The Commander in Chief -- The architect of foreign policy -- The president as executive -- The power to veto and to pardon -- Privilege and immunity -- The president versus the Court --