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John Marshall: Definer of a Nation

John Marshall: Definer of a Nation

$34.99
By Jean Edward Smith It was in tolling the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 that the Liberty Bell cracked, never to ring again. An apt symbol of...
Women in the Barracks: The VMI Case and Equal Rights

Women in the Barracks: The VMI Case and Equal Rights

$20.00 – $27.95
  By Philippa Strum *Signed Bookplate In June 2001, there was a decidedly new look to the graduating class at Virginia Military Institute. For the first time ever, the line...
51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law

51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law

$37.00
By Jeffrey S. Sutton *Signed Bookplate When we think of constitutional law, we invariably think of the United States Supreme Court and the federal court system. Yet much of our...
The American Supreme Court, Sixth Edition (The Chicago History of American Civilization) Sixth Edition

The American Supreme Court, Sixth Edition (The Chicago History of American Civilization) Sixth Edition

$29.00
By Robert G. McCloskey (Author), Sanford Levinson (Author). For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey’s classic work on the Supreme Court’s role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced...
Gorsuch: The Judge Who Speaks for Himself

Gorsuch: The Judge Who Speaks for Himself

$16.00 – $25.00
By John Greenya (Author)  The first comprehensive biography of Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee and the youngest Supreme Court justice at the time of confirmation in twenty-five years.Born...
Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936-1961

Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936-1961

$105.00 – $255.00
  By Mark V. Tushnet *Signed Bookplate From the 1930s to the early 1960s civil rights law was made primarily through constitutional litigation. Before Rosa Parks could ignite a Montgomery...
So You Want to be a Lawyer: The Ultimate Guide to Getting into and Succeeding in Law School

So You Want to be a Lawyer: The Ultimate Guide to Getting into and Succeeding in Law School

$19.99
By Lisa Fairchild Jones Esq. (Author), Timothy B. Francis (Author), Walter C. Jones (Author) Written by three experienced lawyers, this book will help you understand the types of problems facing law students...
You Can't Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads: Angelo Herndon's Fight for Free Speech

You Can't Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads: Angelo Herndon's Fight for Free Speech

$37.99
By Brad Snyder (Author) The story of a young, Black Communist Party organizer wrongly convicted of attempting to incite insurrection and the landmark case that made him a civil rights hero....
The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

$58.00
Hardcover By Kermit L. Hall and John J. Patrick With a survey of the thirty Supreme Court cases that, in the opinion of U.S. Supreme Court justices and leading civics...
Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution

Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution

$32.00
By Amy Coney Barrett (Author) Coming Soon! September 9th From Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a glimpse of her journey to the Court and an account of her approach...
Glass and Gavel - The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol

Glass and Gavel - The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol

$41.00
By Nancy Maveety In Glass and Gavel, noted legal expert Nancy Maveety has written the first book devoted to alcohol in the nation’s highest court of law, the United States Supreme...
The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789-2012, 3rd Edition

The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789-2012, 3rd Edition

$100.00 – $190.00
Hardcover Edited by Clare Cushman The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies 1789-2012, Third Edition provides a single-volume reference profiling every Supreme Court justice from John Jay through Elena Kagan. An...

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