Description: Further DetailsTitle: The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short IntroductionCondition: NewEAN: 9780190079819ISBN: 9780190079819Publisher: Oxford University Press IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/23/2020Item Height: 173mmItem Length: 112mmItem Width: 8mmAuthor: Linda GreenhouseLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0190079819Description: For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. In this Very Short Introduction, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history and of its written and unwritten rules to show readers how the Supreme Court really works. Greenhouse offers a fascinating institutional biography of a place and its people--men and women who exercise great power but whose names and faces are unrecognized by many Americans and whose work often appears cloaked in mystery. How do cases get to the Supreme Court? How do the justices go about deciding them? What special role does the chief justice play? What do the law clerks do? How does the court relate to the other branches of government? Greenhouse answers these questions by depicting the justices as they confront deep constitutional issues or wrestle with the meaning of confusing federal statutes. Throughout, the author examines many individual Supreme Court cases to illustrate points under discussion, ranging from Marbury v. Madison, the seminal case which established judicial review, to the recent District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), which struck down the District of Columbia's gun-control statute and which was, surprisingly, the first time in its history that the Court issued an authoritative interpretation of the Second Amendment. To add perspective, Greenhouse also compares the Court to foreign courts, revealing interesting differences. For instance, no other country in the world has chosen to bestow life tenure on its judges. The second edition of Greenhouse's Very Short Introduction tracks the changes in the Court's makeup over the last eight years, considers the landmark decisions of the Obama and Trump eras, and reexamines the precarious fates of such precedents as Roe v. Wade. A superb overview packed with telling details, this volume offers a matchless introduction to one of the pillars of American government.Country/Region of Manufacture: USBook Series: Very Short IntroductionsGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: HistoryItem Weight: 136gRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
Price: 17.98 USD
Location: GU14 0GT
End Time: 2024-11-19T03:11:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Return policy details:
Publication Name: The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction
Title: The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction
EAN: 9780190079819
ISBN: 9780190079819
Release Date: 07/23/2020
Release Year: 2020
ISBN-10: 0190079819
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Very Short Introductions
Edition: 2
Book Title: U. S. Supreme Court: a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: United States / State & Local / General, American Government / Judicial Branch, Judicial Power, United States / 20th Century, Courts
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law, Political Science, History
Item Weight: 4.8 Oz
Author: Linda Greenhouse
Item Length: 6.7 in
Book Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Item Width: 4.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
