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Historical dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court

Author
Ward, Artemus, 1971- author.
Title
Historical dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court / Artemus Ward, Christopher Brough, Robert Arnold.
Format
Book
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Description
lviii, 627 pages ; 24 cm.
URL
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Other contributors
Brough, Christopher, author. Arnold, Robert, author.
Variant title
Historical dictionary of the United States Supreme Court
Uniform series
Historical dictionaries of U.S. history and politics.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-626).
Contents
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Chronology
  • Introduction
  • The dictionary
  • Appendix A: Constitution of the United States (1787)
  • Appendix B: Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
  • Appendix C: Failed Supreme Court nominees
  • Appendix D: Longest-serving Supreme Court justices
  • Appendix E: Judicial ideology : aggregate liberal voting of Supreme Court justices in civil liberties cases, 1946-2004.
Summary
"The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on every justice, major case, issue, and process that comprises the Court's work."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject headings
United States. Supreme Court--Dictionaries. United States. Supreme Court--History.
Genre heading
Dictionaries. History.
ISBN
9780810872486 hardcover 081087248X hardcover 9780810875210 electronic book 0810875217 electronic book

Holdings

Library
Indpls - Ruth Lilly Law Library
Call Number
KF8742.A35 W37 2015
Location
Stacks
Floor
2nd Floor
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