The Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States /

This new edition of the Companion has been fully updated and includes new entries on key cases and full treatment of crucial areas of constitutional law, such as abortion, freedom of religion, school desegregation, freedom of speech, voting rights, military tribunals, and the rights of the accused....

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Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Supreme Court -- Encyclopedias. United States. -- Supreme Court. Electronic books. Encyclopedias.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9785338

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Other authors / contributors:	Hall, Kermit L., 1944-2006. Oxford University Press.
ISBN:	9780199916467 0199916462 0195176618 (print) 9780195176612 (print)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 22, 2005).
Summary:	This new edition of the Companion has been fully updated and includes new entries on key cases and full treatment of crucial areas of constitutional law, such as abortion, freedom of religion, school desegregation, freedom of speech, voting rights, military tribunals, and the rights of the accused. This is an accessible and authoritative guide, essential for judges, lawyers, academics, journalists, and anyone interested in the impact of the Supreme Court's decisions on American society.
Other form:	Print version: Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States 9780195176612 0195176618

Table of Contents:

Constitution of the United States
Nominations and succession of justices
Supreme Court nominations, 1789-2005
Appointments, by presidential term
Chronology of the justices' succession
Succession of the justices
Trivia and traditions of the court
Firsts and trivia
Traditions of the court.

The Oxford companion to the Supreme Court of the United States /

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