"Originally published in 1928, this captivating book is comprised of six lectures given by Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes at Columbia University in which he
When the first Supreme Court convened in 1790, it was so ill-esteemed that its justices frequently resigned in favor of other pursuits. John Rutledge stepped do
In Democracy in America, De Tocqueville observed that there is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judic
Of the nearly five thousand cases presented to the Supreme Court each year, less than 5 percent are granted review. How the Court sets its agenda, therefore, is
Groundbreaking cases in the American legal system. Through its interpretations of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court issues decisions that s