1998-1999 (Supreme Court Yearbook: Covering the Court's Activities for the Entire Term) - Tapa blanda

This yearbook contains easy to access summaries of all cases handed down by the US Supreme Court in the term to give readers essential coverage of the Court's decisions, activities and impact on American life. It contains capsule summaries of every opinion written during the recent term.

Written in non-legal language, The Supreme Court Yearbook contains easy to access summaries of all cases handed down in the term to give readers essential coverage of the Court's decisions, activities, and impact on American life.This new edition of The Supreme Court Yearbook has been redesigned to provide comprehensive information on the 1998-1999 term in a highly readable style that brings students and interested citizens a quick understanding of the cases, events, trends, procedures, and people that shaped the Supreme Court's most recent term.Readers will find capsule summaries of every opinion written during the recent term; plus an in-depth and engaging analysis that highlights the legal, social and political implications of the term's most significant cases; discussions of the justices' voting patterns; and previews of significant issues of the upcoming term.Excerpts from the term's major decisions, a glossary of legal terms, brief biographies of the justices, and an explanation of how the Court works provide further information on the people and procedures involved in the nation's highest court.