8 US Supreme Court cases - Miranda v Arizona

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  • Supreme Court Decisions (Penguin Civic Classics)

    • ASIN: 0143121995
    • ISBN: 0143121995
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    A selection of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped American societyPenguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great text... [Read More]

  • Landmark Supreme Court Cases: The Most Influential Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States

    • ASIN: 0816069239
    • ISBN: 0816069239
    • Brand: Brand: Checkmark Books
    • Manufacturer: Checkmark Books

    Discusses important Supreme Court cases that influenced American law, offering information on the key issues, background, decisions, and significance of the case.

  • The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court

    • ASIN: 1586484265
    • ISBN: 1586484265
    • Brand: Brand: PublicAffairs
    • Manufacturer: PublicAffairs

    In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or power—no one had even thought to build it a courtroom in the new capital city. When Adams sought to prolong his p... [Read More]

  • Supreme Court Decision-Making: New Institutionalist Approaches

    • ASIN: 0226109550
    • ISBN: 0226109550
    • Manufacturer: University of Chicago Press

    What influences decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court? For decades social scientists focused on the ideology of individual justices. Supreme Court Decision Making moves beyond this focus by exploring how justices are influenced by the distinctive features of courts as institutions and their place in the political system. Drawing on interpretive-hist... [Read More]

  • Supreme Court Decisions and Women′s Rights

    • ASIN: 1568026137
    • ISBN: 1568026137
    • Brand: Brand: CQ Press
    • Manufacturer: CQ Press

    From the Romantic Paternalism of the 19th century to Roe v. Wade and the panoply of hot-button women′s issues before the Supreme Court in our age, Supreme Court Decisions and Women′s Rights limns the cases, the ideas, and the people who have blazed the trail to equality. Co-published by CQ Press and the Supreme Court Historical Society, Suprem... [Read More]

  • The Supremes' Greatest Hits, 2nd Revised & Updated Edition: The 44 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life

    • ASIN: 1454920777
    • ISBN: 1454920777
    • Brand: Michael G Trachtman
    • Manufacturer: Sterling

    Can the government seize your house to build a shopping mall? Can it determine what control you have over your own body? Can police search your cellphone? The answers to those questions come from the Supreme Court, whose rulings have shaped American life and justice and allowed Americans to retain basic freedoms such as privacy, free speech, and th... [Read More]

  • A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped OurConstitution: Revised Edition

    • ASIN: 0143037382
    • ISBN: 0143037382
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest courtRecent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic... [Read More]

  • The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

    • ASIN: 0195325680
    • ISBN: 0195325680
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    With a survey of the thirty Supreme Court cases that, in the opinion of U.S. Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators and legal historians, are the most important for American citizens to understand, The Pursuit of Justice is the perfect companion for those wishing to learn more about American civics and government. The cases range acros... [Read More]

  • Supreme Court Decisions

    • ASIN: 1593632975
    • ISBN: 1593632975
    • Manufacturer: Prufrock Press

    The rich history of the U.S. Supreme Court affects everyone—so why just lecture about the landmark court decisions when you can engage students in the cases that changed the course of history? In Supreme Court Decisions, students will make predictions, use their knowledge of the Constitution, gain the perspective of people living during a histori... [Read More]

  • The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

    • ASIN: 019537939X
    • ISBN: 9780195379396
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    The Supreme Court has been the site of some of the great debates of American history, from child labor and prayer in the schools, to busing and abortion. The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions offers lively and insightful accounts of the most important cases ever argued before the Court, from Marbury v. Madison and Scott v. Sandf... [Read More]

  • Essential Supreme Court Decisions: Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law

    • ASIN: 1442203854
    • ISBN: 1442203854
    • Brand: Brand: Rowman n Littlefield Publishers
    • Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

    This landmark book has long been the gold standard of concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases in U.S. constitutional law. The book incorporates every facet of constitutional law, including the powers and privileges of the three branches of the national government, federalism, war powers, and extensive briefs on civil rights and libe... [Read More]

  • Abortion: The Supreme Court Decisions, 1965-2007

    • ASIN: 0872209032
    • ISBN: 0872209032
    • Brand: Brand: Hackett Publishing Co.
    • Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

    Updated to include the 2007 decision Gonzales v. Carhart, this volume provides all of the major Supreme Court decisions on abortion--as well as many majority, dissenting, and plurality opinions--carefully edited for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in a variety of disciplines.In his introductory essay, Shapiro sets these cases in political... [Read More]

  • The Supreme Court in Conference (1940-1985): The Private Discussions Behind Nearly 300 Supreme Court Decisions

    • ASIN: 0195126327
    • ISBN: 0195126327
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    The Supreme Court in Conference offers a fascinating and unprecedented look at the private debates between Justices on nearly 300 landmark cases from 1940-1985. Major decisions such as Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education are covered and the notes of Justices Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, Frank Murphy, Robert Jackson, Harold Burton,... [Read More]

  • That Godless Court?, Second Edition: Supreme Court Decisions On Church-State Relationships

    • ASIN: 0664228917
    • ISBN: 9780664228910
    • Brand: Brand: Westminster John Knox Press
    • Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press

    The religion clauses of the First Amendment, which seem simple and clear, have been and continue to be controversial in their application. Church-state issues have never been more complex, controversial, and divisive than they are today. In this helpful and instructive book, Ronald B. Flowers explains clearly and concisely the intricacies and impli... [Read More]

  • Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision that Made Abortion Legal

    • ASIN: 081541093X
    • ISBN: 081541093X
    • Brand: Brand: Cooper Square Press
    • Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press

    From the back-alley clinics of illegal abortionists to the behind-the scene deliberations of the Supreme Court justices, Roe v. Wade is a riveting history of the thorniest ethical debate ever brought before the Supreme Court. this is the bull story behind the struggle of two lawyers, Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee and their unwed, unemployed, ... [Read More]

  • Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: The Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge

    • ASIN: 0807828661
    • ISBN: 0807828661
    • Brand: Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
    • Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press

    The Kentucky-born son of a Baptist preacher, with an early tendency toward racial prejudice, Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge (1894-1949) became one of the Court's leading liberal activists and an early supporter of racial equality, free speech, and church-state separation. Drawing on more than 160 interviews, John M. Ferren provides a valuable... [Read More]

  • Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases and Their Impact

    • ASIN: 0813347351
    • ISBN: 0813347351
    • Brand: Brand: Westview Press
    • Manufacturer: Westview Press

    Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases and Their Impact, Volumes 1 and 2, covers twenty-four Supreme Court cases (twelve per volume) that have shaped American constitutional law. Interpretive chapters shed light on the nuances of each case, the individuals involved, and the social, political, and cultural context at that particular moment in... [Read More]

  • The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

    • ASIN: 0195118839
    • ISBN: 0195118839
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

  • Marbury V. Madison (Great Supreme Court Decisions)

    • ASIN: 0791092402
    • ISBN: 0791092402
    • Manufacturer: Chelsea House Pub (Library)

    Today the Supreme Court's authority to determine the constitutionality of executive actions and legislative acts is unquestioned. But two centuries ago, after our country was founded, the Court's power of judicial review was untested. In 1803, the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison established the Supreme Court as guardian of the Constitution. Pro... [Read More]

  • Miranda V. Arizona: The Rights of the Accused (Great Supreme Court Decisions)

    • ASIN: 0791092593
    • ISBN: 0791092593
    • Brand: Brand: Chelsea House Pub (L)
    • Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications

    Ernesto Miranda, an Arizona laborer, was arrested in 1963 and convicted of raping a woman. He appealed his conviction and the Supreme Court overturned the decision, determining that Arizona authorities had violated two constitutional amendments. This title offers an understanding of the history of this decision and its consequences.... [Read More]

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