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Friends of the Supreme Court Friends of the Supreme Court Collins, Paul M. Jr. Paul Collins explores how organised interests influence the justices' decision making, including how the justices vote and whether they choose to author concurrences and dissents. OL11957879W
Gibbons v. Ogden, law, and society in the early republic Gibbons v. Ogden, law, and society in the early republic Thomas H. Cox Gibbons v. Ogden, Law, and Society in the Early Republic examines a landmark decision in American jurisprudence, the first Supreme Court case to deal with the thorny legal issue of interstate commerc… OL15726072W
My grandfather's son My grandfather's son Clarence Thomas The Supreme Court justice recounts his life story, from his impoverished childhood in Jim Crow-era Georgia and his struggles to acquire an education, to his publicly contested confirmation to the nat… OL16026449W
The body of John Merryman The body of John Merryman Brian McGinty 253 p., [10] p. of plates : 22 cm OL16167206W
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 Rehnquist court and criminal justice The Rehnquist court and criminal justice Christopher E. Smith,Christina DeJong,Michael A. McCall "This book examines the criminal justice decisions of the Rehnquist Court era through analyses of individual justices' contributions to the development of law and policy. The Rehnquist Court era (198… OL16451058W
Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor Beverly Gherman Follows Sandra Day O'Connor from her childhood on an Arizona ranch, through her days as a young lawyer, to her appointment as the first female named to the Supreme Court. OL1950711W
Sisters in Law Sisters in Law Linda R. Hirshman An account of the intertwined lives of the first two women to be appointed to the Supreme Court examines their respective religious and political beliefs while sharing insights into how they have inf… OL19664162W
May it please the court May it please the court Peter H. Irons,Stephanie Guitton A book-and-audio set of Supreme Court oral arguments includes both transcriptions and recordings of twenty-three significant cases from the past half century, including Miranda v. Arizona, Roe v. Wad… OL19961583W
Uncertain justice Uncertain justice Laurence H. Tribe "From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains a … OL19981345W
The U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court Ella Cane "Informative, engaging text and vivid photos introduce readers to the U.S. Supreme Court"-- Informative, engaging text and vivid photos introduce readers to the U.S. Supreme Court. OL19982230W
Showdown Showdown Wil Haygood "The author of The Butler presents a revelatory biography of the first African-American Supreme Court justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme… OL20006438W
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
Disqualifying the high court Disqualifying the high court Virelli, Louis J. III Since at least the time of Justinian--under statutes, codes of judicial ethics, and the common law--judges have been expected to recuse themselves from cases in which they might have a stake. The sam… OL20042517W
The psychology of the Supreme Court The psychology of the Supreme Court Lawrence S. Wrightsman xi, 312 p. ; 25 cm OL2672770W
The American judicial tradition The American judicial tradition G. Edward White This book is a series of portraits of the most famous appellate judges in American history. White traces the development of the American judicial tradition through biographical sketches of the career… OL2927437W
The Supreme Court and the American elite, 1789-2008 The Supreme Court and the American elite, 1789-2008 L. A. Scot Powe "'The Supreme Court follows the election returns, ' the fictional Mr. Dooley observed a hundred years ago. And for all our ideals and dreams of a disinterested judiciary, above the political fray, it… OL4477069W
William H. Taft William H. Taft Michael Benson A biography of William Howard Taft, the twenty-seventh president of the United States and the only person to serve in both that office and as chief justice of the Supreme Court. OL473928W
Weeks v. United States Weeks v. United States Bonnie Pettifor Examines the case of Weeks v. United States, in which a Kansas City man claimed the police unlawfully searched his home. OL494565W
The Supreme Court The Supreme Court Jeffrey Rosen The book traces the history of the US Supreme Court by illuminating the antagonistic positions of key players (mostly justices) on the important issues of the time. It thereby focuses not on the leg… OL506587W
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