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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
You are the Supreme Court justice You are the Supreme Court justice Nathan Aaseng Presents eight significant Supreme Court cases, allowing readers to decide the ruling for each situation, and then describes the actual decisions and their results for each case OL15216259W
A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court Craig R. Smith "A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Courti focuses on the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court and determines their frames for assessing First Amendment cases. In each of the chapte… OL16414832W
The steps to the Supreme Court The steps to the Supreme Court Peter H. Irons "The Steps to the Supreme Court follows two real cases--one civil, one criminal--as they work their way through the system from initial charges and complaints all the way up to the Supreme Court. Ste… OL16728731W
Policymaking and politics in the federal district courts Policymaking and politics in the federal district courts Robert A. Carp xiv, 203 pages : 23 cm OL1813308W
The federal courts The federal courts Robert A. Carp Introduces readers to the workings of the complex U.S. court system, from the selection and socialization of judges to the legal, political, and environmental elements of the decision-making process. OL1813309W
American justice 2015 American justice 2015 Steven V. Mazie "American Justice 2015: The Dramatic Tenth Term of the Roberts Court is the indispensable guide to the most controversial and divisive cases decided by the Supreme Court during the past year. Steven … OL20010083W
Divergent paths Divergent paths Richard A. Posner "Judges and legal scholars talk past one another, if they have any conversation at all. Academics couch their criticisms of judicial decisions in theoretical terms, which leads many judges - at the r… OL20023890W
American justice 2016 American justice 2016 Lincoln Caplan The author presents his analysis of the Supreme Court of the United States' 2015 term. OL20037440W
Judges and sentencing Judges and sentencing Sara Manaugh,Austin Sarat Describes what really happens when a judge imposes a sentence and outlines the history of sentencing from the early "eye for an eye" approach to the current, controversial "three strikes and you're o… OL20330500W
Judge Judge David M. Skover,Ronald K. L. Collins xxiii, 265 pages : 22 cm OL21153761W
The psychology of the Supreme Court The psychology of the Supreme Court Lawrence S. Wrightsman xi, 312 p. ; 25 cm OL2672770W
The rule of law in America The rule of law in America Ronald A. Cass "What is the rule of law? Why does it matter? How well does America conform to the rule of law? And why do Americans, who profess such respect for the law, complain so often about our legal system? D… OL2741063W
The law-making process The law-making process Michael Zander As a critical analysis of the law-making process, this book has no equal. For more than two decades it has filled a gap in the requirements of law students and others taking introductory courses on t… OL2848980W
Reason in law Reason in law Lief H. Carter Previous editions : 1998 (5th) ; and 2002 (6th). OL489592W
The Supreme Court and the judicial branch The Supreme Court and the judicial branch Anne Beier Introduces the American court system and how the Supreme Court decides the constitutionality of laws. OL5969192W
Popular justice Popular justice Jeff Yates "Popular Justice explores the interaction between the presidency and the United States Supreme Court in the modern era. It assesses the fortunes of chief executives before the Court and makes the pro… OL6214578W
The Cloaking of Power The Cloaking of Power Paul O. Carrese In The Cloaking of Power, Paul O. Carrese provides a provocative and original analysis of the intellectual sources of today's powerful judiciary, arguing that Montesquieu, in his Spirit of the Laws, … OL8027284W
The Rehnquist Court The Rehnquist Court Herman Schwartz "As the Rehnquist Court concludes its fifteenth term, the well-known constitutional authority Herman Schwartz has assembled sixteen distinguished legal scholars to evaluate its record on the many con… OL8468434W
Closed chambers Closed chambers Edward Lazarus "Operating within a Network of Byzantine Secrecy, The United States Supreme Court is the most powerful judicial institution in the world. Nine unelected justices are charged with protecting our most … OL894726W