The Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States editor in chief, Kermit L. Hall ; editors, James W. Ely, Jr., Joel B. Grossman

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hall, Kermit.

Ely, James W., Jr., 1938-

Grossman, Joel B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court--Encyclopedias.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxv, 1239 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.

Summary:

From the Publisher: The Supreme Court has continued to write constitutional history over the thirteen years since publication of the highly acclaimed first edition of The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court. Two new justices have joined the high court, more than 800 cases have been decided, and a good deal of new scholarship has appeared on many of the topics treated in the Companion. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presided over the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, and the Court as a whole played a decisive and controversial role in the outcome of the 2000 presidential election. Under Rehnquists's leadership, a bare majority of the justices have rewritten significant areas of the law dealing with federalism, sovereign immunity, and the commerce power. This new edition includes new entries on key cases and fully updated treatment of crucial areas of constitutional law, such as abortion, freedom of religion, school desegregation, freedom of speech, voting rights, military tribunals, and the rights of the accused. These developments make the second edition of this accessible and authoritative guide essential for judges, lawyers, academics, journalists, and anyone interested in the impact of the Court's decisions on American society.

Contents:

Introduction

Introduction to the first edition

Directory of contributors

Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

Appendix 1: Constitution of the United States

Appendix 2: Nominations and succession of justices

Supreme Court nominations, 1789-2005

Appointments, by presidential term

Chronology of the justices' succession

Succession of the justices

Appendix 3: Trivia and traditions of the court

Firsts and trivia

Traditions of the court

Case index

Topical index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780195176612

0195176618 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

57311940

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