Historic Supreme Court Cases

2 total works

Brown V. Board of Education

by Burt M Henson, Ross R. Olney, and Mark V Tushnet

Published 1 December 1995

Describes the people playing major roles in the battle for desegregation, the smaller court cases that led up to Brown v. The Board of Education, and the results and repercussions of the case.

Furman V. Georgia

by Burt M Henson, Ross R Oln, and Ross Robert Olney

Published 12 December 1996

Discusses the history of capital punishment, explains the United States Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia, and explores the impact of this case.