Supreme Court in the Federal Judicial System

by Stephen L. Wasby

The fourth edition of this authoritative text has been completely updated through the 1991-1992 term. New material is presented on the Rehnquist Court, the Court's recourd on civil liberties, and the Clarence Thomas nomination. The text focuses on the Supreme Court, but also analyzes other federal courts and the entire court system. The Court's political roles are discussed first. The structure of the judicial system and the ways of selecting federal judges follows. A separate chapter is devoted to the role of lawyers and interest groups. The book concludes with an account of the impact of court rulings.

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Steven Peterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stephen Wasby is an esteemed expert in the study of the courts and the judicial system. His work on judicial impact is important. Here, he examines the Supreme Court as it is situation in the federal judicial system. Well done. There is much material here and one gets a good sense of the overall work of the system with the Supreme Court's role better understood. If memory serves, I used this as a textbook once and it worked nicely for students.