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This new edition of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. His engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the early... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Franklin Roosevelt: Add a description of this character.
- Robert H. Jackson
- John Marshall
- William O. Douglas
- Roger Taney
- Miller
- Black
- Scott
- Clark
- Charles Evans Hughes
- Johnson
- Truman
- Lincoln
- Murphy
- Milligan
- Warren
- Reed
- Joe Robinson
- Vinson
- Marbury
- Wheeler
- Burton
- Thomas Jefferson
- John Adams
- Holmes
- George Niebank
- Davis
- James Madison
- Ashurst
- Judge Pine
- Rutledge
- Andrew Jackson
- Gibbons
- Stewart
- Stone
- Woodrow Wilson
- Roberts
- Van Devanter
- Ogden
- Brennan
- Justice Jackson
Setting & Locations edit
- United States Constitution
- Washington
- New York City
- Missouri
- Court
- Iowa
- Chicago
- California
- Maryland
- Ohio
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Kentucky
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania
- Baltimore
- Virginia
- Arkansas
- Frankfurter
- New Jersey
- Texas
- White House
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Arizona
- St. Louis
- Indiana
- England
- Charles River Bridge
- Dubuque
- Alabama
- West Coast
- Mississippi River
- South Korea
- America
- Tennessee
- San Francisco
- Fremont
- Columbia
- Midwest
- Oregon
- New Deal
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Louisiana
First Sentence edit
maker, I printer, a washing woman, a grocery shop, a pamphlet and stationery shop, a small dry goods shop and an oyster house. This makes the whole of the federal city as connected with the Capitol.
Authors & Contributors edit
- William H. Rehnquist (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 347.73
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Law › Procedures & Litigation › Courts
- Books › Professional & Technical › Law › Perspectives on Law › Legal History
- Books › Law › Procedures & Litigation › Courts
- Books › Law › Perspectives on Law › Legal History
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › Law › Law Practice
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