The Supreme Court : Landmark Decisions: 20 Cases that Changed America

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The Supreme Court : Landmark Decisions: 20 Cases that Changed America

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Landmark Decisions: 20 Cases that Changed America

Statement of responsibility

Anthony Mauro

Creator

• Mauro, Anthony

Contributor

• hoopla digital

Subject

• Constitutional law -- United States -- Cases
• Electronic books
• Judgments -- United States
• United States, Supreme Court -- Cases

Language

eng

Summary

A concise, informative guide to the twenty most momentous Court rulings in American history, including excerpts from the written decisions and dissents. The legislative branch of government creates laws, and the executive branch signs and enforces them. But how does America make sure these laws don't run afoul of the Constitution? That responsibility lies with the final arbiters: the nine justices of the Supreme Court. Every year, thousands of contentious cases are submitted to the court; only about eighty of them are heard. Out of those cases, many are remembered only by the people directly involved. But over the years, many cases heard by the Supreme Court have gone on to affect the lives of many, or even all, American citizens. In The Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions, veteran court reporter Tony Mauro picks out the twenty most momentous Supreme Court cases in United States history. In his reviews, from Marbury v. Madison, the 1803 case that first affirmed the Supreme Court's status as the country's final legal arbiter, to Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 case that legalized same-sex marriage, Mauro summarizes each case and includes cogent summaries of the justices' decisions, as well as notable dissents. From a journalist noted by the New York Times for "explaining complex legal issues to laymen without sacrificing accuracy and subtlety," The Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions serves as your quick, concise, and informative guide to one of the most important, and sometimes least-understood, institutions in the nation

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Midwest

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non fiction

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dictionaries

Target audience

adult