The Supreme Court : controversies, cases, and characters from John Jay to John Roberts / Paul Finkelman, editor.
Material type: TextPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, 2014Copyright date: �2014Description: 1 online resource (4 volumes (viii, 1385 pages)) : illustrations, portraitsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781610693950
- 1610693957
- 9781306731720
- 1306731720
- Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Roberts, John G., Jr., 1955-
- United States. Supreme Court -- History
- United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees
- Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Roberts, John G., Jr., 1955-
- United States. Supreme Court
- Courts of last resort -- United States -- History
- Judges -- United States -- History
- LAW / Civil Procedure
- LAW / Legal Services
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch
- Courts of last resort
- Employees
- Judges
- United States
- 347.73/2609 23
- KF8742 .S9143 2014eb
- POL040030 | POL010000
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Volume 1. The Jay Court to the Chase Court -- volume 2. The Waite Court to the Taft Court -- volume 3. The Hughes Court to the Warren Court -- volume 4. The Burger Court to the Roberts Court.
After an introduction and overview to the history of the Supreme Court from 1789 to 2013, this book examines the Supreme Court's decisions chronologically by Chief Justice, allowing readers to grasp how the role and powers of the Court have developed and shifted over time.
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