Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States [electronic resource] / David S. Tanenhaus, editor in chief.

Contributor(s): Series: Gale virtual reference libraryPublication details: Detroit, Mich. : Macmillan Reference USA, c2008.Description: 1 online resource (5 v. (2659 p.)) : illISBN:
  • 9780028661292 (electronic book)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States.DDC classification:
  • 23
LOC classification:
  • KF8742.A35
Online resources:
Contents:
Volume 1. Introduction -- Preface -- Key to citations -- List of articles -- Thematic outline -- List of contributors -- Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states A - C -- Volume 2. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states D- I -- Volume 3. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states J -O -- Volume 4. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states P - S -- Volume 5. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states T - Z -- Chronology -- Primary sources -- List of justices -- Glossary -- Subject index -- Case index.
Summary: Focuses on the substance of American law, the processes that produce its legal principles, and the history of the Supreme Court, from its creation to the present. Overview essays address the history of such topics as citizenship, due process, Native Americans, racism, and contraception, emphasizing the social context of each and the social and political pressures that shaped interpretation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1. Introduction -- Preface -- Key to citations -- List of articles -- Thematic outline -- List of contributors -- Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states A - C -- Volume 2. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states D- I -- Volume 3. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states J -O -- Volume 4. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states P - S -- Volume 5. Encyclopedia of the supreme court of the united states T - Z -- Chronology -- Primary sources -- List of justices -- Glossary -- Subject index -- Case index.

Focuses on the substance of American law, the processes that produce its legal principles, and the history of the Supreme Court, from its creation to the present. Overview essays address the history of such topics as citizenship, due process, Native Americans, racism, and contraception, emphasizing the social context of each and the social and political pressures that shaped interpretation.

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