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  • Loving V. Virginia: Lifting the Ban Against Interracial Marriage

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2007)
    The impact and ramifications of cases argued before the Supreme Court are felt for decades, if not centuries. Only the most important issues of the day and the land make it to the nine justices, and the effects of their decisions reach far beyond the litigants. Under discussion here are five of the most momentous Supreme Court cases ever. They include Marbury v. Madison, Roe v. Wade, Dred Scott, Brown v. Board of Education, and The Pentagon Papers. An absorbing exploration of enormously controversial events, the series details, highlights, and clarifies the complex legal arguments of both sides. Placing the cases within their historical context (though they ultimately emerge as works in progress), the authors reveal each decision's relevance both to the past and the present. The result is a fascinating glimpse across the centuries into the workings of the Supreme Court and the American judicial system. Highlights and Features - Fascinating, highly relevant Supreme Court cases - Accessible discussion of complex legal theory - Portrait of the American legal system as a work in progress - Primary source materials
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  • Worcester v. Georgia: American Indian Rights

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Details the Supreme Court case that protected Native Americans from the actions of state governments and discusses its legacy.

  • Engel V. Vitale: Prayer in the Schools

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Gold, Susan Dudley
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  • Marbury V. Madison: The Court's Foundation

    Corinne J Naden

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Book by Naden, Corinne J.

  • Tinker V. Des Moines: Free Speech for Students

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Discusses the landmark Supreme Court case which ended with the ruling that students had a right to freely express their views in school as long as they did not disrupt classes.
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  • Reno V. ACLU: Internet Censorship

    Joan Axelrod-Contrada

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Discusses the landmark case that overturned the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which tried to limit the content of the Internet seen by people under eighteen years of age.
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  • Miranda Law: The Right to Remain Silent

    Ron Fridell

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2005)
    "Describes the historical context of the Miranda versus Arizona Supreme Court case, detailing the claims made by both sides as well as the outcome, and including excerpts from the Supreme Court justices' decisions and relevant sidebars"--Provided by publisher.
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  • The Pentagon Papers: National Security Or The Right To Know?

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Examines the consequences of the leak made to the press about the secret government study on the Vietnam War and the litigation that followed.
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  • McCulloch V. Maryland: State V Federal Power

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Details the landmark Supreme Court case that pitted state against federal power and discusses the legacy of the resolution of the case.
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  • Brown v. Board of Education: Separate But Equal?

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Dec. 30, 2004)
    The impact and ramifications of cases argued before the Supreme Court are felt for decades, if not centuries. Only the most important issues of the day and the land make it to the nine justices, and the effects of their decisions reach far beyond the litigants. Under discussion here are five of the most momentous Supreme Court cases ever. They include Marbury v. Madison, Roe v. Wade, Dred Scott, Brown v. Board of Education, and The Pentagon Papers. An absorbing exploration of enormously controversial events, the series details, highlights, and clarifies the complex legal arguments of both sides. Placing the cases within their historical context (though they ultimately emerge as works in progress), the authors reveal each decision's relevance both to the past and the present. The result is a fascinating glimpse across the centuries into the workings of the Supreme Court and the American judicial system.
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  • Dred Scott: Person or Property?

    Corinne J Naden, Rose J Blue

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Book by Naden, Corinne J., Blue, Rose J.
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  • U.s. V. Amistad: Slave Ship Mutiny

    Susan Dudley Gold

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 30, 2006)
    Discusses one of the first "civil rights" cases heard by the Supreme Court--based around a Spanish ship carrying African slaves, who revolted and petitioned for their freedom--whose ruling dealt a blow to the slave trade.
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