Screen LibraryHistorical dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court /
"The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on every justice, major case, issue, and process that comprises the Court&...
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Historical dictionaries of U.S. politics and political eras
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| Summary: |
"The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on every justice, major case, issue, and process that comprises the Court's work."-- "History of the U.S. Supreme Court through a chronology, introduction, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and more than 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries"-- |
| Carrier Form: | lviii, 627 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-626). |
| ISBN: |
9780810872486 (hardback) : 081087248X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | KF8742 |
| CLC: | D971.262-61 |
| Call Number: | D971.262-61/W256 |
| Contents: | Acronyms and abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Appendix A. Constitution of the United States (1787) -- Appendix B. Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court -- Appendix C. Failed Supreme Court nominees -- Appendix D. Longest-serving Supreme Court justices -- Appendix E. Judicial ideology : aggregate liberal voting of Supreme Court justices in civil liberties cases, 1946-2004. |