| Title | : | The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.82 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195139240 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2001-03-01 |
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The Supreme Court has been the site of the great debated of American history, from child labor prayer in the schools, to busing and abortion. The Oxford Guide to Untied 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 and 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
Editorial : Kermit L. Hall, Dean of the College of Humanities, Executive Dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, and Professor of History and Law at Ohio State University, is well versed in American constitutional and legal history, and has a skillful touch when it comes to editing the contributions of well over 100 legal scholars (from attorneys and state supreme court justices to professors of law, political science, constitutional history, and government), producing a reference tome that invites the attention of lay legal beagles, students of American history, and practicing members of the legal profession. The first 348 pages are devoted to an alphabetically arranged presentation of more than 400 of the Supreme Court's most significant and consequential decisions, from Abington School District v. Schempp (1963, reaffirming that the establishment clause forbids public schools from sponsoring religious prayerful practices) to Zurcher v. "The Stanford Daily" (1978, ruling 5 t
My only complaint is that it is a little disorganized.. I adored this book,and I would consider buying it as a birthday present or special gift for a child [depending on the child, anywhere from 2nd grade to 6th grade] who loves animals and/or non-fiction and/or Tibet. As a bonus, some of the pieces in this book are heard in the video series: Moving Art Collection which thrilled me!. Fortunately it was only a waste of ten pages of the book. Those who set pen to paper open their lives to us by what they write as well as what they omit. This is, however, the Achilles heel in the book, as the self-serving drivel served up by Kennedy made this portion of the book drag somewhat.
This case was big news when it happened, and it shook the town of Casper to its core. Again, this is not a bad book but kind of like a Reader's Digest version of the subject matter. An amazing book Mark that should attract a broad audience from tweens to adults. VERY INFORMATIVE AND THE CLASS IS ALSO VERY
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