Landmark Supreme Court cases : the most influential decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States / Richard A. Leiter, Roy M. Mersky.

Author/creator Leiter, Richard A.
Other author Mersky, Roy M.
Other author Hartman, Gary R.
Other author United States. Supreme Court.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Facts On File, ©2012.
Description3 volumes (xx, 1224 pages) ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesFacts on File library of American history
Facts on File library of American history. ^A465528
Contents Abortion -- Antitrust and competition -- Civil rights and equal protection -- Contracts -- Criminal rights -- Death penalty -- Due process -- Executive privilege -- Federalism -- Insular cases -- Intellectual property -- Interstate commerce -- Jurisdiction -- Labor unions -- Native American law -- Freedom of the press -- Privacy -- Freedom of religion -- Search and seizure -- Sovereign immunity -- Freedom of speech/assembly/expression -- Taxation -- Additional cases.
Abstract Analyzes court cases organized chronologically by issue, each entry includes the case title and legal citation, year of decision, key issue, historical background, legal arguments, decision, significance, related cases, and recommended reading.
General noteRev. ed. of: Landmark Supreme Court cases / Gary Hartman, Roy M. Mersky, and Cindy L. Tate. c2004.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010048195
ISBN9780816069576 (hardbound : alk. paper)
ISBN0816069573 (hardbound : alk. paper)

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