The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

by Hall, Kermit L.

• ISBN13: 9780195139242
• ISBN10: 0195139240
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This comprehensive reference offers biographies of every Supreme Court justice as well as entries on rejected nominees, prominent judges, and American presidents who had an impact on the court. More than 400 entries examine every major case the court has decided. Major issues confronting the court are discussed in a series of essays.

Author Biography

Kermit L. Hall was Dean of the College of Humanities and Executive Dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, as well as a Professor of History and Law, at The Ohio State University. An expert in American constitutional and legal history, he was the Editor-in-Chief of The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, which won awards from the American Bar Association, the New York Public Library, and the American Library Association.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Directory of Contributors	xiii
United States Supreme Court Decisions	1	(348)
GLOSSARY OF TERMS	349	(46)
APPENDIX ONE
The Constitution of the United States	359	(12)
APPENDIX TWO
Nominations and Succession of the Justices	371	(1)
Supreme Court Nominations, 1789-1998	371	(7)
Appointments, by Presidential Term	378	(6)
Chronology of the Justices' Succession	384	(5)
Succession of the Justices	389	(6)
Case Index	395	(6)
Topical Index	401