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The Supreme Court - An Essential History, Second Edition

The Supreme Court - An Essential History, Second Edition

$34.95
By Peter Charles Hoffer, William James Hull Hoffer, N.E.H. Hull For more than two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court has provided a battleground for nearly every controversial issue in our nation’s history....
Dinners with Ruth, A Memoir on the Power of Friendships

Dinners with Ruth, A Memoir on the Power of Friendships

$27.99
By Nina Totenberg NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court...
A People's History of the Supreme Court

A People's History of the Supreme Court

$24.00
By Peter Irons Virtually every aspect of our society has been fundamentally influenced by the Supreme Court decisions.  This work traces the history of America's highest court and its rulings...
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America

Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America

$32.50
  By Wil Haygood Thurgood Marshall brought down the separate-but-equal doctrine, integrated schools, and not only fought for human rights and human dignity but also made them impossible to deny...
The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America

The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America

$20.99
By Jeffrey Rosen *Signed Editions Jeffrey Rosen recounts the history of the Supreme Court through the personal and philosophical rivalries that have transformed the law—and by extension, our lives. With...
The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

$12.99
By Linda Greenhouse For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times....
Black, White and Brown: The Landmark School Desegregation Case in Retrospect

Black, White and Brown: The Landmark School Desegregation Case in Retrospect

$9.95
Paperback Edited by Clare Cushman and Melvin I. Urofsky Few decisions in constitutional law have had as dramatic an impact on American life as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,...
Our Supreme Court: A History with 14 Activities

Our Supreme Court: A History with 14 Activities

$18.95
By Richard Panchyk This lively and comprehensive activity book teaches young readers everything they need to know about the nation's highest court. Organized around keystones of the Constitution including free...
The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians

The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians

$32.00
  By David Rubenstein *Signed Bookplate Through his popular program The David Rubenstein Show, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of our most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in The American...
Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

$35.00
  By Steve Luxenberg *Signed Bookplate equal,” created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision on May 18, 1896. Yet it is one of the most compelling...
The American Judicial Tradition: Profiles of Leading American Judges

The American Judicial Tradition: Profiles of Leading American Judges

$24.95
  By G. Edward White *Signed Bookplate In this revised third edition of a classic in American jurisprudence, G. Edward White updates his series of portraits of the most famous...
Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History

Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History

$31.00 – $62.00
  By Clare Cushman *Signed Bookplate In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the...

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