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Gibbons V. Ogden: Controlling Trade Between States
Isabel Simone Levinson
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 1999)Describes the Supreme Court case concerning the steamboat monopoly between New York State and New Jersey, which established the right of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
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United States V. Nixon: Watergate and the President
D. J. Herda
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1996)Considers the landmark case of United States v. Nixon and the extent to which "presidential powers" can be applied to the leader of our country.
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Plessy V. Ferguson: Separate but Equal
Harvey Fireside
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1997)Examines the people, events, and legal issues involved in the landmark case
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Brown V. Board of Education: Equal Schooling for All
Harvey Fireside, Sarah Betsy Fuller
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 1994)Describes the background and circumstances, presents both arguments, and discusses the decision and its impact
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Fighting Censorship: New York Times V. United States
D J Herda
Library Binding (Enslow Publishing, Jan. 1, 2017)Freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of American liberty, but it was not always taken for granted as it is now. During the Vietnam War, the government made some choices the American public did not necessarily agree with. When the New York Times published articles detailing a war nobody knew about, it caused some waves in the United States government as it scrambled to cover up what it could and control what it couldnt. This title gives a balanced report of what went on during this time and how the case made it to the Supreme Court. It also gives lots of detail on the differing opinions and what the ultimate decision was. Also included are questions to consider, primary source documents, and a chronology of the case.
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Bush V. Gore: Controversial Presidential Election Case
Diana K. Sergis
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2003)Offers an in-depth look at the events leading to and taking place during the presidential election stand-off during the election of 2000, with a review of how the matter reached the Supreme Court and how the justices came to their final decision.
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Cruzan V. Missouri: The Right to Die Case
Bryna J. Fireside
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 1999)The latest installment to the groundbreaking series examines the case of Joyce and Joe Cruzan who fought to remove their daughter, Nancy Beth Cruzan--who was in a lifeless coma after a horrible car accident--from life support.
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A Woman's Right to an Abortion: Roe V. Wade
D J Herda
Library Binding (Enslow Publishing, Jan. 1, 2017)Discusses the case in which the Supreme Court decided that women should be allowed to have an abortion.
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Slavery and Citizenship: The Dred Scott Case
D J Herda
Library Binding (Enslow Publishing, Jan. 1, 2017)Discusses the case in which the Supreme Court decided that a slave could not file a suit in a federal court because he was not a citizen.
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The Bakke Case: Quotas in College Admissions
Susan Banfield
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 1998)Discusses the case brought by a white male student who challenged the affirmative action policy used in admitting students to the University of California medical school
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Lemon V. Kurtzman: The Religion and Public Funds Case
Leah Farish
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2000)Discusses the details and the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Lemon v. Kurtzman, which was about the use of public funds in connection with religion.
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McCulloch V. Maryland: When State and Federal Powers Conflict
Bonnie Pettifor, Charles E. Petit
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2004)Examines the Supreme Court case of 1819 in which the issue of state rights came to bear on banking practices of the Bank of the United States in Maryland.