Historic U. S. Court Cases: An Encyclopedia (American Law and Society)

by John W. Johnson (Editor)

This collection of essays looks at over 200 major court cases, at both state and federal levels, from the colonial period to the present. Organized thematically, the articles range from 1,000 to 5,000 words and include recent topics such as the Microsoft antitrust case, the O.J. Simpson trials, and the Clinton impeachment. This new edition includes 43 new essays as well as updates throughout, with end-of-essay bibliographies and indexes by case and subject/name.

Genres: History

528 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1992

Reviews

[teohjitkhiam · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is gratifying that this book reads more like a history book rather than legal textbook, and that many of the contributors took steps to restate some of the judges' legal analyses into a language that is accessible to a layperson not steeped in the legalese. As a non-U.S. reader, I find this book revealed to me a large part of U.S. history that does not revolve around the generally more popular historical topics e.g. their Revolutionary & Civil Wars, and Civil Rights Movement.

[David Vanness · Rating 4 out of 5]

Historic U.S. Court Cases 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia (American Law and Society Series)
Published February 1st 1992 by Taylor & Francis
Hardcover, 754 pages. This is the copy I own. Am reading a random case at a time, and enjoying them. Today read one on 'Memoirs Of A Woman Of Pleasurer' by John Cleland, circa 1750. Could not find it at Library of Congress.