Now available in three volumes, Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Second Edition has been extensively revised and updated to feature more than 600 of the most important and influential cases in American history. Intended for U.S. history and political science students, this encyclopedia contains concise, straightforward summaries, analyzing and explaining groundbreaking court cases on such issues as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, civil rights, labor unions, abortion, antitrust and competition, due process, search and seizure, executive privilege, and more. Organized chronologically by issue, each entry includes the case title and legal citation, year of decision, key issue, historical background, legal arguments, decision (majority and dissenting opinions), aftermath and significance, related cases, and recommended reading.Coverage includes:
-Baker v. Carr
-Bush v. Gore
-The Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
-Dred Scott v. Sandford
-Gideon v. Wainwright
-And more.
- ISBN13 9780816069576
- Publish Date 2 January 2011
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Facts On File Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1244
- Language English