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The Supreme Court A to Z / Kenneth Jost.
LIBRA KF8742.A35 J67 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jost, Kenneth.
- Series:
- CQ's American government A to Z series
- CQ Press American government A to Z series.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Supreme Court--Encyclopedias.
- United States.
- United States. Supreme Court--Biography.
- United States. Supreme Court.
- Biography.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 622 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- Revised and updated to include coverage of significant new cases and the recent changes on the bench, this valuable research tool is the definitive source for information on the Court, its justices, and its impact on American democracy. Written in understandable language for general audiences, The Supreme Court A to Z provides biographies of past and present justices, the history of important cases, and explanations of constitutional principles and legal concepts.
- Notes:
- Prev. ed. edited by Kenneth Jost.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 578-590) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780872893351
- 0872893359
- OCLC:
- 76481546
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