Presents historical and statistical information on every important aspect of the U.S. Supreme Court. Includes its history, development as an institution, the justices' backgrounds, nominations, and confirmations, and the Court's relationship with the public and other governmenta…
Presents historical and statistical information on the U.S. Supreme Court. Includes its history, development as an institution, the justices' backgrounds, nominations, and confirmations, and the Court's relationship with the public and other governmental and judicial bodies.
Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court -- The judiciary -- The legislature -- The executive -- Inter-branch interactions -- Federalism -- The commerce power -- The power to tax and spend -- The contract clause -- Economic substantive due process -- The takings clause
A host of political factors--both internal and external--influence the Court's decisions and shape the development of constitutional law. Among the more significant forces at work are the ways lawyers and interest groups frame legal disputes, the ideological and behavioral prope…
