Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Gold Edition
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"William Henry Furman was convicted of murder and sentenced to death after accidentally killing a resident of a home he was buglarizing. The constitutionality of the death penalty was challenged. This book examines the issues leading up to the case, the people involved in the case, and the present-day effects of the Court's decision"--Provided by publisher.
Describes the people involved on both sides of the famous Supreme Court case, regarding whether or not slaves had rights as citizens of the United States.
"The Nixon Administration sought to stop the New York Times and Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers. This book examines the issues leading up to the case, the people involved in the case, and the present-day effects of the Court's decision"--Provided by publisher.