A people's history of the Supreme Court; the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our Constitution, rev. ed.0143037382 A people's history A people's history is a type of historical work which attempts to account for historical events from the perspective of common people. Description A people's history is the history of the world that is the story of mass movements and of the outsiders. of the Supreme Court; the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our Constitution, rev. ed. Irons, Peter. Penguin Books 2006 588 pages $18.00 Paperback KF8742 In this comprehensive and timely work, Irons (political science, U. of California, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , emeritus) traces the history of America's highest court and its rulings, from the debates over judicial power in the 1780s to recent struggles over gay rights, the Ten Commandments Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical system in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. , abortion, and enemy combatants. This revised edition of the 1999 publication includes discussions of Bush v. Gore Introduction In Bush v. Gore 531 U.S. 98, 121 S.Ct. 525, 148 L.Ed.2d 388 (U.S. 2000), the U.S Supreme Court ruled that the system devised by the Florida Supreme Court to recount the votes cast in the state during the 2000 U.S. and Padilla v. Rumsfeld. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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