political questions and judicial power

Introduces readers to controversies in the law, presenting arguments from legal scholars, judges, and commentators.

Presents legal issues of the Supreme Court allowing the reader to be a justice on the court and decide the issues along with the eight other justices.

Draws on interviews with the nine justices of the Supreme Court to offer an inside look at the Court's complex dynamic and the changes that may be in store for key issues, including abortion, civil rights, and presidential power, after the 2008 presidential election.

Traces the sixteen-year history of Chief Justice Earl Warren's tenure on the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969, addressing such controversial issues as school desegregation, separation of church and state, the equal rights amendment, and freedom of expression.

An insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration. From the moment John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the United States, flubbed the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young, brilliant, charismatic, charming, determined to change the course of the nation--and completely at odds on almost every major constitutional issue. One is radical; one essentially conservative. The surprise is that Obama is the conservative--a believer in incremental change, compromise, and pragmatism over ideology. Roberts--and his allies on the Court--seek to overturn decades of precedent: in short, to undo the victory FDR achieved in the New Deal. And now they are linked in history by Roberts's stunning vote to uphold Obamacare. As the nation prepares to vote for President in 2012, the future of the Supreme Court is also on the ballot.--From publisher description.

Explains the importance of the United States Supreme Court, discusses why Americans often blindly follow their rulings, and examines various times throughout history when court decisions have been ignored, protested, and debated.

The author exposes what he sees as the abuses of the Supreme Court since 1972, arguing that the Court, under Justice William Rehnquist, has obscured the real battles taking place over race, class, money, religion, and guns, and has set the stage for long-term control by the political right.

Collects articles from "The New York Times" to examine the history and influence of the Supreme Court on states and other branches of government, exploring themes such as rights, freedoms, crimes, and other issues drawn from letters to the editor, news stories, and Op Ed essays.

A debate-style reader introducing students to controversies in law, reflecting a variety of viewpoints.

Examines the struggle between fellow Virginians and second cousins Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall over the extent of presidential power and the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret laws during the period in which Jefferson served as president and Marshall as chief justice.