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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820364303321

Autore

Patrick John J. <1935->

Titolo

The Supreme Court of the United States : a student companion / / John J. Patrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001

ISBN

0-19-976971-0

1-280-60333-X

1-4237-4231-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (399 p.)

Collana

Oxford student companions to American government

Altri autori (Persone)

PatrickJohn J. <1935->

Disciplina

347.73/26/03

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: The young Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. c1994.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""HOW TO USE THIS BOOK""; ""THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES: A STUDENT COMPANION""; ""APPENDIX 1: TERMS OF THE JUSTICES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT""; ""APPENDIX 2: VISITING THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING""; ""APPENDIX 3: WEB SITES""; ""FURTHER READING""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

An alphabetically arranged, illustrated guide to the Supreme Court, including biographical articles on all the justices, summaries and analysis of key decisions and major cases, and definitions of legal terms.