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A People's History of the Supreme Court : The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution Paperback - 2006
by Peter H. Irons
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Now updated with recent cases regarding the Ten Commandments and recent changes to the bench, this volume offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land and focuses on controversial rulings on racial segregation, free speech, and school prayer.
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- Title A People's History of the Supreme Court : The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution
- Author Peter H. Irons
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 608
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2006
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0143037382I3N10
- ISBN 9780143037385 / 0143037382
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.4 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.56 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects United States - History, Law - Political aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006044779
- Dewey Decimal Code 347.732
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Summary
Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States, Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates over judicial power to controversial rulings in the past regarding slavery, racial segregation, and abortion, as well as more current cases about school prayer, the Bush/Gore election results, and "enemy combatants." A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court.
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2006, Page 218