History of the Supreme Court

Name: History of the Supreme Court
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ISBN: 9780195093872

ISBN-10: 0195093879

ISBN-13: 9780195093872

Edition: 1995 (Reprint)

Authors: Bernard. Schwartz

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A lucid, lively, and definitive one-volume history of the USA's highest court. Schwartz ranges from the earliest history of court dress to history's most important cases in this illuminating examination.

Book details

List price: $28.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/23/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.14" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction: "The Very Essence of Judicial Duty"



The First Court, 1790-1801



Marshall Court, 1801-1836



Taney Court, 1837-1864



Watershed Cases: Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857



War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877



Chase and Waite Courts, 1864-1888



Fuller Court, 1888-1910



Watershed Cases: Lochner v. New York, 1905



White and Taft Courts, 1910-1930



Hughes Court, 1930-1941



Stone and Vinson Courts, 1941-1953



Warren Court, 1953-1969



Watershed Cases: Brown v. Board of Education, 1954



Burger Court, 1969-1986



Watershed Cases: Roe v. Wade, 1973



Rehnquist Court, 1986-


Epilogue


Appendix: The Justices of the Supreme Court


Notes


Bibliography


List of Cases


Index