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A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our ConstitutionRevised Edition (edit title)

Peter H. Irons (Author) (edit contributors)

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Beginning with the debates over judicial power in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to controversial rulings on slavery, racial segregation, free speech, school prayer, abortion, and gay rights, constitutional scholar Peter Irons offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land.... read more

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The Constitution of the United States was framed and ratified by men who had launched a successful revolution to free the American colonies from British rule.

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