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Supreme Court Decisions (Penguin Civic Classics Book 6) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Richard Beeman (Editor), Jay M. Feinman (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
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A selection of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped American society

Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life, including the founding documents, pivotal historical speeches, and important Supreme Court decisions, to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues.

The Supreme Court is one of America's leading expositors of and participants in debates about American values. Legal expert Jay M. Feinman introduces and selects some of the most important Supreme Court Decisions of all time, which touch on the very foundations of American society. These cases cover a vast array of issues, from the powers of government and freedom of speech to freedom of religion and civil liberties. Feinman offers commentary on each case and excerpts from the opinions of the Justices that show the range of debate in the Supreme Court and its importance to civil society. Among the cases included will be Marbury v. Madison, on the supremacy of the Constitution and the power of judicial review; U.S. v. Nixon, on separation of powers; and Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, a post-9/11 case on presidential power and due process.
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    Penguin Books
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    English
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Jay M. Feinman is Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law, Camden. He is the bestselling author of six previous books, including Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law and Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It, and more than fifty scholarly articles. His scholarly work has been widely cited by courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Professor Feinman is a member of the American Law Institute. At Rutgers, he has served as acting dean of the law school and has received numerous awards for teaching excellence.

Richard Beeman, the John Welsh Centennial Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, has previously served as the Chair of the Department of History, Associate Dean in Penn's School of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of the College of Arts of Sciences. He serves as a trustee of the National Constitution Center and on the center's executive committee. Author of seven previous books, among them The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution and Plain Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution, Professor Beeman has received numerous grants and awards including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Huntington Library. His biography of Patrick Henry was a finalist for the National Book Award. 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0081KYZHK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; 1st edition (August 28, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 28, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 409 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 175 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B00CVDQKN0
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Brandie
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2020
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This book is a great read if you are interested in having a general knowledge of important or impactful supreme court cases. There were cases I had never heard of as well as cases I remember learning in school. This book allows you to better understand the progression of American law by showing how the Constitution has been applied throughout our history. It's a small and compact book and is definitely one I will be reading more than once.
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Jasmine Rice
5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013
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Each court decision is prefaced by a few paragraphs (or sometimes pages) of historical context, provided by the book's editors. The decisions themselves are edited to be a concise summary of the main arguments - you won't find the full text of the arguments here - but as an interested lay person, this short but sweet approach is what I'm looking for.

I can read and re-read an argument quickly, thanks to the format, and I carry my copy around to have while waiting for the train, meetings, or classes. When I am particularly intrigued by a decision, I can just go online to read more about it.
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Jonathan Kukowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and concise.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
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Each case has a little description of the events, the historical context and some comments on the court's decision. Then there's a redacted version of the court's actual language. If I only take one thing away, it's that I thought partisanship played a big role in these decisions but it seems that's not the case. Even when the judges disagree, their arguments are well reasoned and grounded in the constitution as it's written. Makes you appreciate lawmakers and the role of law in our society.
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Kyndel Styles
4.0 out of 5 stars ... decisions that have shaped american history then I highly recommend this book for reading to enjoy
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015
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If you're into important supreme court decisions that have shaped american history then I highly recommend this book for reading to enjoy. It doesn't get into really deep specifics so this isn't the book if you're trying to use if for a class. But for fun reading its everything you need
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Youssef
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick shipping, good read
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2020
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Books is as described, the shippers (Bargain Barons) are a small family-owned company and shipped the book wonderfully, I initially thought someone had sent me an early birthday present!
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Lidia ruiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2019
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In great condition. The book is like mention in the description. Interesting book and very useful in one of my classes in college.
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B. Berry
3.0 out of 5 stars Wish they would have included the older decisions that would ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2014
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Wish they would have included the older decisions that would make a lot of "common laws" which are "unlawful" fall flat on their faces.
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Mick Tate
5.0 out of 5 stars An impressive collection of writings. The author is successful ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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An impressive collection of writings. The author is successful in providing a textbook worth of information regarding our court system and its history in such a concise measure.
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