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050			_aKF 4548 _b.Ox22 1999
245		4	_aThe Oxford guide to United States Supreme Court decisions / _cedited by Kermit L. Hall.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c1999
300			_axvii, 428 p. _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
520			_aThe Supreme Court has been the site of the great debated of American history, from child labor prayer in the schools, to busing and abortion. The Oxford Guide to Untied States Supreme Court Decisions offers lively and insightful accounts of over four hundred of the most important cases ever argued before the Court, from Marbury v. Madison and Scott v. Sandford (the Dred Scott decision) to Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. Here are the landmark decisions that have shaped American life, described by some of our most eminent legal scholars. Arranged alphabetically, each entry provides and up-to-date official citation, the date the case was argued and decided, the vote of the Justices, who wrote the opinion for the Court, who concurred, and who dissented. More importantly, the entries feature an informative account of the particulars of the case, the legal and social background, the reasoning behind the Court's decision, and the case's impact on American society. Kermit Hall has drawn the material primarily from the acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court, revising and updating entries where necessary, and he has written 47 new entries covering recent notable cases, including Clinton v. Jones, Shaw v. Reno, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC. The Guide also features a case index (including all cases mentioned anywhere in the text), a topical index, the Constitution of the United States, an appendix on the Justices, and a legal glossary. For anyone interested in the great controversies of our time, this invaluable book is a must read--a primer on the epic constitutional battles that have informed American life. www.shelfari.com
650			_aConstitutional law _zUnited States _993932
650			_aConstitutional law _zUnited States _993932
700			_aHall, Kermit. _9109195
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