Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
David G. Savage (Author), Joan Biskupic
Covers the Court's entire history; its operations; its power in relation to other branches of government; major decisions affecting the other branches, the states, individual rights and liberties; and biographies of the justices
History
1 online resource (2 volumes)
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v. 1. pt. I. Origins and development of the Court
1. Origins of judicial power
The foundations
A slow start, 1790-1800
Establishment of power, 1801-1835
A remarkable term, 1819
States' rights, 1836-1860
War and recovery, 1861-1872
The balance of power,1873-1888
2. From the Gilded Age to the Great Depression
Business at the court, 1889-1919
New times, old court, 1920-1937
3. The New Deal, civil rights, and the conservative revival
The switch in time : the New Deal transition, 1937
The court, civil liberties, and civil rights, 1938-1968
The conservative revival, 1969-2003 and beyond
pt. II. The Court and the federal system
4. The Court and the powers of Congress : Article I
Judicial review and legislative power
The commerce power
Fiscal and monetary powers
The power over foreign affairs
The power to admit states, govern territories, and grant citizenship
The power to amend the constitution
The power to investigate
The power over internal affairs
5. The Court and the powers of the president : Article II
The Commander in Chief
The architect of foreign policy
The president as executive
The power to veto and to pardon
Privilege and immunity
The president versus the Court
6. The Court and judicial power : Article III
Federal jurisdiction
Federal judicial power
Judicial restraint
7. The Court and the states
Judicial review and the states
The states and the economy
The states and the individual
The state as sovereign
Interstate relations
pt. III. The Court and the individual
8. The Court and the individual
A narrow base, 1789-1865
The Civil War Amendments
Freedom for ideas
Political rights
Equality before the law
Fundamental fairness
9. Freedom for ideas : the First Amendment and the right to believe, to speak, to assemble, to petition, and to publish
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Freedom of religion
10. The rights of political participation
Fair elections and the right to vote
The right to an equal vote
Freedom of political association
11. Crime and punishment
A fair trail
Search and seizure
Self-incrimination
The aid of legal counsel
Double jeopard
Cruel and unusual punishment
12. Equal rights and personal liberties
Racial equality
Equal protection : the alien and the poor
Sex discrimination
Liberty and privacy. v. 2. pt. IV. Pressures on the Court
13. Congressional pressure
Pressures on the justices
Pressures on the institution
Reversals of rulings
14. Presidential pressure
Presidential reasoning
The "court-packers"
Routes to the Court
The "save-the seat" syndrome
The Court as a campaign issue
15. The Court, the press, and the public
Early years, 1790-1850
Middle years, 1851-1900
Twentieth century, 1901-1950
The Modern Era, 1951-2004 and beyond
Covering the high court
pt. V. The Court at work
16. Operations and traditions of the Court
The schedule of the term
Reviewing cases
Arguments
Conferences
Opinions
Traditions of the Court
17. The people of the Court
The Chief Justice
The justices
Supporting personnel
Supreme Court lawyers
Supporting organizations
18. Courtrooms and costs
Housing the Court
Cost of the Court
pt. VI. Members of the Court
19. Members of the court
The president shall appoint ..
Justices' characteristics
Controversial justices
20. Brief biographies
Reference materials
Appendix A. Chronological documents and texts
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States
Judiciary Act of 1789
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Circuit Court of Appeals Act of 1891
Judiciary Act of 1925
Roosevelt's 1937 Court Reform Plan
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Bush v. Gore (2000)
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Rules of the Supreme Court
Appendix B. Tables, lists, and graphical data
Natural courts
Supreme Court nominations, 1789-2003
Glossary of common legal terms
Acts of congress held unconstitutional
Chronology of major decisions of the Court, 1790-2003
Map of the federal court system
Revised edition of: Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court / Joan Biskupic and Elder Witt. 3rd edition. ©1997
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010