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A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court /

Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all its citizens, the Supreme Court remains a mystery to most Americans, its workings widely felt but rarely seen firsthand. In this book, journalists who cover the Court-acting as the eyes and ears of not just the American people, but the Constit...

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Auteurs principaux: Wermiel, Stephen (Auteur), Savage, David G., 1950- (Auteur), Mauro, Tony (Auteur), Kindred, Kay L. (Auteur), Epstein, Aaron (Auteur), Denniston, Lyle W. (Auteur), Coyle, Marcia (Auteur), Carelli, Richard (Auteur), Barrett, Paul (Paul M.) (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Smolla, Rodney A. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London : Duke University Press, 1995.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all its citizens, the Supreme Court remains a mystery to most Americans, its workings widely felt but rarely seen firsthand. In this book, journalists who cover the Court-acting as the eyes and ears of not just the American people, but the Constitution itself-give us a rare close look into its proceedings, the people behind them, and the complex, often fascinating ways in which justice is ultimately served. Their narratives form an intimate account of a year in the life of the Supreme Court. The cases heard by the Supreme Court are, first an.
Description:Includes index.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (312 pages).
Récompenses:Silver Gavel Award (won), 1996
ISBN:9780822381945