Contents

Preface

Heritage and History
Editors’ Introduction

1. From About the Supreme Court. Supreme Court of the United States

2. A History of the Supreme Court. Findlaw.com *

3. The Supreme Court in the Nineteenth Century. William H. Rehnquist. Journal of Supreme Court History

4. The Once and Future Supreme Court. David J. Garrow. American History
    

* Includes an article from American History June 2004. Copyright (c) 2004 American History. Reprinted with permission

Landmark Decisions: Cases That Made the Court
Editors’ Introduction
 

1. The Trial of a Young Nation. Charles F. Hobson. Humanities

2. It Could Have Gone the Other Way. Michael J. Klarman. The Nation

3. 40 Years and Waiting. Marshall J. Hartman. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

4. Police Tactic to Sidestep Miranda Rights Rejected. Jerry Markon. The Washington Post

5. Both Sides on Abortion Wary of Supreme Court. Jan Crawford Greenburg. Chicago Tribune

6. A Long Shadow. Debra Rosenberg. Newsweek

7. Are Landmark Court Decisions All That Important? Michael Klarman. The Chronicle of Higher Education

Current Issues: What’s on the Docket?

Editors’ Introduction

1. Controversy Continues over the Pledge of Allegiance. Martha M. McCarthy. Educational Horizons

2. Gay Rights Groups Hail Landmark Decision in Texas Case. Chuck Lindell. Austin American-Statesman

3. Court Upholds Use of Race in Admissions. James M. O’Neill. The Philadelphia Inquirer

4. Taking It to the Trenches. Phillip Carter. Slate

5. In New Court, Roe May Stand, So Foes Look to Limit Its Scope. Robin Toner and Adam Liptak. The New York Times

6. Justices Reinstate Suits on Internet File Sharing. Linda Greenhouse and Lorne Manly. The New York Times

The Rehnquist Court

Editors’ Introduction

1. Rehnquist the Great? Jeffrey Rosen. The Atlantic Monthly

2. A Limited Legacy. Cliff Sloan. The Washington Post

3. The Rehnquist Difference. Alan J. Borsuk. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

4. Reviewing Rehnquist. Richard Brust. ABA Journal

5. O’Connor’s Legacy More Than a Mere Swing Vote. Michael McGough. Toledo Blade (Ohio)

The Future of the Court
Editors’ Introduction

1. Roberts Was Influenced by Critics of the Warren Court. Charles Lane. The Washington Post

2. Bush’s Unconventional Choice. Linda Feldmann, Warren Richey, and Gail Russell Chaddock. The Christian Science Monitor

3. Stable Court Defied Forecasts. Alan J. Borsuk. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

4. Picking Judges a Disorderly Affair. Charlie Savage. The Boston Globe

5. High Court Reality Check. Tony Mauro. USA Today

Appendix

A Brief Overview of the Supreme Court

Members of the Supreme Court of the United States

Timeline of Landmark Cases

Bibliography

Books

Web Sites

Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts

Index

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