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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811592203321

Titolo

The Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States / / editor in chief, Kermit L. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-086884-8

0-19-972535-7

0-19-991646-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxv, 1239 p. ) : ill., ports. ;

Collana

Oxford companions

Altri autori (Persone)

HallKermit L. <1944-2006.>

ElyJames W. <1938->

GrossmanJoel B

Disciplina

347.73/26/03

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1992.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Introduction to the first edition -- Directory of contributors -- Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States -- Appendix 1: Constitution of the United States -- Appendix 2: Nominations and succession of justices -- Supreme Court nominations, 1789-2005 -- Appointments, by presidential term -- Chronology of the justices' succession -- Succession of the justices -- Appendix 3: Trivia and traditions of the court -- Firsts and trivia -- Traditions of the court -- Case index -- Topical index.

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of this authoritative guide on the impact of the Supreme Court's decisions on American society includes updated entries on key cases over the past thirteen years, as well as a fully revised treatment of areas of constitutional law.