The Oxford guide to United States Supreme Court decisions / edited by Kermit L. Hall, James W. Ely Jr.
Contributors: Hall, Kermit.; Ely, James W., 1938-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
ISBN-13: 9780195379396
Subjects: Constitutional law -- United States -- Encyclopedias; Constitutional law -- United States -- Digests
Genres: Encyclopedias.; Digests.
Description: "Each entry provides an up-to-date official citation, the date the case was argued and decided, the vote of the Justices, who wrote the opinion for the Court, who concurred, and who dissented. More importantly, the entries feature an informative account of the particulars of the case, the legal and social background, the reasoning behind the Court's decision, and the case's impact on American society."--Front flap of jacket.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The Oxford guide to United States Supreme Court decisions / edited by Kermit L. Hall. 1999.

Includes index.