Summer Reading

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...

By Charles F. Hobson John Marshall remains one of the towering figures in the landscape of American law. From the Revolution to the age of Jackson, he played a critical...

By Brad Snyder (Author) In 1912, a group of ambitious young men, including future Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter and future journalistic giant Walter Lippmann, became disillusioned by the sluggish...

By Colleen A. Sheehan (Author) In the first study that combines an in-depth examination of Madison’s National Gazette essays of 1791–92 with a study of The Federalist, Colleen Sheehan traces...

By Clare Cushman (Editor), Todd C. Peppers (Editor) Supreme Court justices have long relied on law clerks to help process the work of the Court. Yet few outside the Court...

By Todd C. Peppers (Editor) In his earlier books, In Chambers and Of Courtiers and Kings, Todd C. Peppers provided an insider’s view of the Supreme Court from the perspective of the clerks who...

By Mark Curriden and Leroy Phillips In this profound and fascinating book, the authors revisit an overlooked Supreme Court decision that changed forever how justice is carried out in the...

These 9-inch bookends are crafted from solid bronze and feature a captivating depiction of Lady Justice in a kneeling pose, resting securely on a 4-inch square marble base. Display these...

Hardcover By Nathan Aaseng The author looks at eight situations during this century that have demanded decisive presidential action. He describes them in detail, presents the options that were available,...

Hardcover By Kenneth W. Jost The Supreme Court A to Z offers accessible information about the Supreme Court, including its history, traditions, organization, dynamics, and personalities. The entries in The...

By John A. Fliter and Derek S. Hoff In the depths of the Great Depression, when foreclosure rates skyrocketed across the United States, more than two dozen states passed mortgage-extension...

By Ralph A. Rossum Lionized by the right and demonized by the left, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is the high court's quintessential conservative. Witty, outspoken, often abrasive, he is...