A Constitutional History of the U.S. Supreme Court [electronic resource] / Richard J. Regan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Regan, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--United States--History.

Constitutional law.

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

United States. Supreme Court--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard Regan presents a concise overview and general history of the U.S. Supreme Court. The chapters deal with leading decisions of successive courts and begin with brief biographies of the justices on the courts. Famous cases from Marbury v. Madison, to the Dred-Scott decision, Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v. Wade, up to the Roberts court decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare are discussed. Four appendices deal with the text of the Constitution and amendments, the court system, a chronological list of the justices with biographical details, and a chronological list of the membership on successive courts.

Contents:

The Federalist Court (1789-1800)

; The Marshall Court (1801-35)

; The Taney Court (1836-64)

; The Chase and Waite Courts (1864-88)

; The Fuller Court (1888-1910)

; The White and Taft Courts (1910-30)

; The Hughes Court (1930-41)

; The Stone and Vinson Courts (1941-53)

; The Warren Court (1953-69)

; The Burger Court (1969-86)

; The Rehnquist Court (1986-2005)

; The Roberts Court (2005- )

; Appendix 1.; The Constitution of the United States

; Appendix 2.; The Supreme Court system

; Appendix 3.; The Justices

; Appendix 4.; The Supreme Courts.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8132-2722-4

OCLC:

908634874