Describes the history, purpose, and structure of the U.S. Supreme Court and discusses famous cases and the significance of early-nineteenth-century chief justice John Marshall.
Describes the life and political career of the man who was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, one of the authors of "The Federalist, " and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Presents a brief biography, with illustrations, of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve as a judge on the United States Supreme Court.
