A year in the life of the Supreme Court / by Paul Barrett ... [et al.] ; edited by Rodney A. Smolla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epshṭain, Aharon Segel, Author.

Contributor:

Barrett, Paul (Paul M.)

Smolla, Rodney A.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Constitutional conflicts.

Constitutional conflicts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court.

United States.

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

Justice, Administration of--United States.

Justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all its citizens, the Supreme Court remains a mystery to most Americans, its workings widely felt but rarely seen firsthand. In this book, journalists who cover the Court-acting as the eyes and ears of not just the American people, but the Constitution itself-give us a rare close look into its proceedings, the people behind them, and the complex, often fascinating ways in which justice is ultimately served. Their narratives form an intimate account of a year in the life of the Supreme Court.The cases heard by the Surpreme Court are, first an

Contents:

A case of old age / Paul Barrett

The defining moments of Jayne Bray...and Justice Blackmun / Lyle Denniston

A search on the street / Richard Carelli

The interpreter and the establishment clause / Aaron Epstein

A question of innocence / Marcia Coyle

Hate speech, hate crimes, and the First Amendment / David Savage

Civil rights and higher education / Kay Kindred

A claim of sexual harassment / Stephen Wermiel

The Supreme Court and the cult of secrecy / Tony Mauro.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612904332

9781282904330

1282904337

9780822381945

082238194X

OCLC:

191222118