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The Supremes' Greatest Hits: The 34 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life
Michael G. Trachtman
#UB2152
Paperback, 176 pages; 2006
$9.95
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The framers of the Constitution knew things would change as, of course, they did——no one could have anticipated the industrial revolution, or the aftermath of slavery, or World War II, or the Internet. They needed a mechanism to breathe continuing life into the Constitution. They needed, and therefore created, the Supreme Court.
After a brief (and fascinating) summary of how the Supreme Court works, The Supremes' Greatest Hits launches into the history and lasting impact of "Greatest Hit" number one: Marbury v. Madison, the 1803 trial that established the power of judicial review of federal statutes, thereby making the Supreme Court, well…supreme. The other thirty-three momentous cases included in this witty little compendium deal with matters of church and state, the rights of the accused, race and gender discrimination, politics, privacy, fair business, free speech, and new technologies. Thanks to Michael Trachtman's keen insight and lively style, this crash course in Supreme Court History--and how that history affects you-is eminently informative and entertaining.
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