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A people's history of the Supreme Court, the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our Constitution, Peter Irons

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A people's history of the Supreme Court, the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our Constitution, Peter Irons

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [573]-577) and index

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

A people's history of the Supreme Court

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electronic resource eBook

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bibliographydictionaries

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Peter Irons

Sub title

the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our Constitution

Summary

Beginning with the debates over judicial power in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to controversial rulings on slavery, racial segregation, free speech, school prayer, abortion, and gay rights, constitutional scholar Peter Irons offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land. Here are revealing sketches of every justice from John Jay to Samuel Alito, as well as portraits of such legal giants as John Marshall, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Earl Warren, and Thurgood Marshall. Astute, provocative, and extremely accessible, A People's History of the Supreme Court illuminates and pays tribute to a system of justice that both reflects and parallels our country's remarkable legal history. The revised edition has been updated to include recent landmark cases and changes on the bench

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