The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

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Kermit L. Hall (President, President, University at Albany (deceased)) James W. Ely, Jr. (Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Professor of Law, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University, USA)

The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

Kermit L. Hall (President, President, University at Albany (deceased)), James W. Ely, Jr. (Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Professor of Law, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University, USA)

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Oxford University Press Inc
26 March 2009

Courts & procedure; Primary sources of law

"The Supreme Court has been the site of some of the great debates of American history, from child labor and prayer in the schools, to busing and abortion. The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions offers lively and insightful accounts of the most important cases ever argued before the Court, from Marbury v. Madison and Scott v. Sandford (the Dred Scott decision) to Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade.

This new edition of the Guide contains more than 450 entries on major Supreme Court cases, including 53 new entries on the latest landmark rulings. Among the new entries are Bush v. Gore, Nixon v. United States, Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights. Four decisions (Hamdi v. Bush, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Rasu v. Bush, and Rumsfeld v. Padilla) are considered in a single essay entitled ""Enemy Combatant Cases."" Arranged alphabetically and written by eminent legal scholars, each entry provides the United States Reports citation, the date the case was argued and decided, the vote of the Justices, who wrote the opinion for the Court, who concurred, and who dissented. More important, the entries feature an informative account of the particulars of the case, the legal and social background, the reasoning behind the Courts decision, and the cases impact on American society. For this edition, Ely has added an extensive Further Reading section and revised the Case Index and Topical Index. For anyone interested in the great controversies of our time, this invaluable book is a must reada primer on the epic constitutional battles that have informed American life."

By: Kermit L. Hall (President President University at Albany (deceased))
Edited by: James W. Ely Jr. (Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise Professor of Law Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise Professor of Law Vanderbilt University USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 234mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 862g
ISBN: 9780195379396
ISBN 10: 019537939X
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 26 March 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The late Kermit Hall was President of the State University of New York at Albany. James W. Ely Jr. is Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise, Professor of Law, and Professor of History at Vanderbilt University.

Reviews for The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

"""This one-volume work serves as an important introduction to Supreme Court cases and belongs in all reference collections."" --CHOICE ""This Guide deserves high marks."" --The Weekly Standard ""The most important U.S. Supreme Court cases through 2008 are concisely and expertly analyzed, with particular attention paid to historical and social backdrops and the relevant Court's particular approach thereto."" --The Humanist"