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

• Autore: Ward Artemus <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (687 p.)
• Disciplina: 347.73/2603
• Classificazione: POL040030LAW039000REF007000
• Persona (resp. second.): BroughChristopher (Christopher B.); ArnoldRobert (Graduate student)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Editorâ€?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
• Titolo autorizzato: Historical dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court
• ISBN: 0-8108-7521-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806279903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Historical dictionaries of U.S. history and politics.