The Supreme Court

by Lawrence Baum

The Supreme Court provides a complete concise guide to how the Supreme Court operates today -- appropriate for all readers from novices to experts in the field. Baum examines how the Court determines which cases it accepts for decision, its decision-making process, the policies it makes, and the impact of its decisions on American society. This new edition highlights: the Court's move to the political center -- especially the influence of Breyer, Ginsburg and Souter; important trends in the Court's operations and decision making; and Web access to Court decisions.

Genres: Law, Politics, Nonfiction, History

301 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent scholarly overview of the Supreme Court, complete with Baum's characteristic and remarkable breadth of coverage of the literature. I use the text with my Supreme Court college course to great effect and I wouldn't use anything else!

[Stephen]

Read for a class. Informative, but dry.