The Supreme Court of the United States : a student companion / John J. Patrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patrick, John J., 1935-

Contributor:

Patrick, John J., 1935-

Series:

Oxford student companions to American government.

Oxford student companions to American government

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court--Encyclopedias, Juvenile.

United States.

United States. Supreme Court--Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An alphabetically arranged, illustrated guide to the Supreme Court, including biographical articles on all the justices, summaries and analysis of key decisions and major cases, and definitions of legal terms.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""HOW TO USE THIS BOOK""; ""THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES: A STUDENT COMPANION""; ""APPENDIX 1: TERMS OF THE JUSTICES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT""; ""APPENDIX 2: VISITING THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING""; ""APPENDIX 3: WEB SITES""; ""FURTHER READING""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: The young Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. c1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Patrick, John J., 1935- Young Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States.

ISBN:

0-19-976971-0

1-280-60333-X

1-4237-4231-1

OCLC:

814464894