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The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Description: 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.

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EAN: 9780190079819

UPC: 9780190079819

ISBN: 9780190079819

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Book Title: The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

Item Length: 17 cm

Number of Pages: 144 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: The U.S. Supreme Court: a Very Short Introduction

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Year: 2020

Subject: Law, Politics, History

Item Height: 173 mm

Item Weight: 126 g

Type: Textbook

Author: Linda Greenhouse

Subject Area: Constitutional Law

Series: Very Short Introductions

Item Width: 112 mm

Format: Paperback

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