supreme court

"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993"--.

An illustrated biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, highlighting her life and accomplishments despite the unfair treatment she often experienced.

. . . look[s] at the riveting history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

This book explains what part the Supreme Court plays in American government, examines the Court's powers, and introduces some key decisions.

While Sara Evans is researching a murder case, she finds evidence that links the murderer to the Supreme Court, and soon she finds herself trying to save the escaped convict so that she can uncover the conspiracy that is killing some of the most influential people in the United States.

Traces the development of the Supreme Court by illustrating a few "test cases" in its history and illuminating them with the commentary of the Chief Justice. Includes his introduction to the Court as a law clerk.

"Thurgood Marshall--the first black justice on the Supreme Court and a giant of the civil rights movement--jumps to life in this inspiring picture-book biography from an award-winning author and six-time Coretta Scott King, four-time Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator. Thurgood Marshall was a born lawyer--the loudest talker, funniest joke teller, and best arguer from the time he was a kid growing up in Baltimore in the early 1900s. He would go on to become the star of his high school and college debate teams, a stellar law student at Howard University, and, as a lawyer, a one-man weapon against the discriminatory laws against black Americans. After only two years at the NAACP, he was their top lawyer and had earned himself the nickname Mr. Civil Rights. He argued--and won--cases before the Supreme Court, including one of the most important cases in American history: Brown v Board of Education. And he became the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice in history. Like its subject, here is a biography that crackles with energy and intensity--a great introduction to a great man"--Provided by the publisher.

A brief overview of the life of Thurgood Marshall and his work as a civil rights leader.

A brief overview of the life of Thurgood Marshall and his work as a civil rights leader.

Contains profiles of forty-five U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have had a significant impact on American society, covering cases regarding business and government law, with overview essays on the legal principles of federal powers and separation of powers, federalism and state powers, labor and labor practices, military law and issues, Native Americans, taxation, and antitrust, business, corporate, and contract law.