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The Nine The Nine Jeffrey Toobin Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important--and secret--legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people wh… OL119176W
The great decision The great decision Cliff Sloan In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Su… OL13647034W
Ideas with Consequences Ideas with Consequences Amanda Hollis-Brusky There are few intellectual movements in American political history more successful than the Federalist Society. Created in 1982 to counterbalance what its founders considered a liberal legal establis… OL17637875W
Derailing the constitution Derailing the constitution Edward B. McLean 174 p. ; 23 cm OL18826048W
The Supreme Court compendium The Supreme Court compendium Harold J. Spaeth,Jeffrey A. Segal,Thomas G. Walker "The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments is a comprehensive collection of information on the Court and the justices -- past and present. The authors have enriched the second e… OL20913613W
U. S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities U. S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities Leslie F. Goldstein xvii, 461 pages : 25 cm OL25744114W
Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison David DeVillers Discusses the case Marbury v. Madison in which the idea of judicial review became part of the federal government's system of checks and balances. OL2687988W
Democracy and distrust Democracy and distrust John Hart Ely Until now legal experts have proposed two basic approaches to the Constitution. The first, "interpretivism," maintains that we should stick as closely as possible to what is explicit in the document … OL2979231W
Islam, nationalism, and the West Islam, nationalism, and the West Iftikhar Haider Malik "The twentieth century posed great challenges for British foreign policy. How effectively did policymakers cope with change and decline? Were they as pragmatic as they claimed? Are there identifiable… OL3283648W
The court and the constitution The court and the constitution Cox, Archibald Building a nation, from laissezfaire to the welfare state, constitutional adjudication as an instrument of reform. OL4958551W
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
Constitutional self-government Constitutional self-government Christopher L. Eisgruber "Most of us regard the Constitution as the foundation of American democracy. How, then, are we to understand the restrictions that it imposes on legislatures and voters? Why, for example, does the Co… OL6210542W
The activist The activist Lawrence Goldstone Among the many momentous decisions rendered by the Supreme Court, none has had a greater impact than that passed down in 1803 by Chief Justice John Marshall in the case of Marbury v. Madison. While t… OL74090W
Judicial review in Scotland Judicial review in Scotland Thomas J. Mullen x, 138 p. ; 24 cm OL763621W
Judges and unjust laws Judges and unjust laws Douglas E. Edlin "In Judges and Unjust Laws, Douglas E. Edlin uses case law analysis, legal theory, constitutional history, and political philosophy to examine the power of judicial review in the common law tradition… OL8332197W
Deliberative Democracy and the Institutions of Judicial Review Deliberative Democracy and the Institutions of Judicial Review Christopher F. Zurn Christopher F. Zurn shows why a normative theory of deliberative democratic constitutionalism yields the best understanding of the legitimacy of constitutional review. He further argues that this fun… OL8332622W
Trade in Food Trade in Food Alberto Alemanno Trade in Food systematises and illustrates the evolution of the European Community s regulation of food within the broader framework set out by the WTO Agreements. Its main purpose is to provide read… OL9883008W