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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797374703321

Autore

Ward Artemus <1971->

Titolo

Historical dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court / / Artemus Ward, Christopher Brough, Robert Arnold

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8108-7521-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (687 p.)

Collana

Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras

Classificazione

POL040030LAW039000REF007000

Disciplina

347.73/2603

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

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