Examines U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's childhood, education, family, law career, and fight for equal rights for all. Includes color photographs, a glossary, a timeline, and primary source quotes.
Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America
Haygood, Wil
Explores the impact Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice, had on the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. Highlights those who supported and opposed his appointment.
Thurgood Marshall is best known for being the first African-American Supreme Court justice. However, he also was the lawyer who successfully overturned Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which desegregated public schools. Court cases that Marshall presided over are analyzed in this text with important historical and biographical information to help students understand this influential American figure.
Bright young law clerk Ben Addison leaves himself open to blackmail when he inadvertently reveals the confidential outcome of an upcoming Supreme Court decision, and when he turns to his housemates for help, he drags them with him into a life-threatening situation.
Explores the life and achievements of William Taft and examines how he led the country during his time as president. Features full-color and black-and-white photographs and a glossary.
"A historical survey of the United States Supreme Court, from its beginnings to present decisions, including its judicial role and influential justices such as Earl Warren."--.
