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Ward Artemus <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Historical dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court / / Artemus Ward, Christopher Brough, Robert Arnold |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (687 p.) |
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Collana |
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Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras |
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POL040030LAW039000REF007000 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Editor�s Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Chronology""; ""Introduction""; ""THE DICTIONARY""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Appendix C""; ""Appendix D""; ""Appendix E""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Authors"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The US Supreme Court is an institution that operates almost totally behind closed doors. This book opens those doors by providing a comprehensive look at the justices, procedures, cases, and issues over the institution's more than 200-year history. The Court is a legal institution born from a highly politicized process. Modern justices time their departures to coincide with favorable administrations and the confirmation process has become a highly-charged political spectacle played out on television and in the national press. Throughout its history, the Court has been at the center of the most |
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