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Its value as a quick reference source on the Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up. Booklist Oxford's trusty guide offers a dense, authoritative and readily accessible introduction to all that concerns America's highest court. Kirkus Reviews

This obviously impressive and highly needed collection of over 1000 entries on the Supreme Court is sure to become the standard in the field....This fine volume is a must-have collection for any serious student of the court. Highly recommended. --Library Journal Oxford's trusty guide offers a dense, authoritative and readily accessible introduction to all that concerns America's highest court. --Kirkus Reviews This work is...up-to-date and a bargain.... Recommended. --Choice Accessible and authoritative reference to Supreme Court cases, justices, legal issues, and terminology.... The Companion will likely find its way to most of the 2,800-plus libraries that have the first edition. its value as a quick reference source on the Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up. --Booklist [An] accessible and authoritative reference to Supreme Court cases, justices, legal issues, and terminology....The extra 200 pages make the book a little difficult to pull from a high shelf, but librarians and readers will find it worth the effort....Its value as a quick reference source on the Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up. --Booklist This is a reference work of the highest order. All academic libraries and public libraries should add it as a matter of course. --Legal Information Alert This oversized, dense volume provides comprehensive coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, exploring at great depth its history, cases, procedures, and more. Originally published 13 years ago, it has now been considerably updated and expanded, featuring 86 brand new articles and commentaries on 14 new cases. --Library Journal This reference is a comprehensive guide to the history, justices, cases and procedures of the nation's highest court. --Reference & Research Book News Praise for the first edition: A useful compendium of information about our highest court. The information contained within its thousand pages ranges from biographical information to case annotations. This is the perfect gift for constitutional law enthusiast. --The Cardozo Law Forum Captures all the drama and history that is the Supreme Court, including narratives on the Court's processes, practice procedures, and personalities, and specific entries on 400 of the Court's most significant decisions. --Legal Times You can't go wrong with this vast new reference book to the U.S. Supreme Court. --California Lawyer This convenient and authoritative guide to the Supreme Court succeeds well in accomplishing its goal of providing a political, economic, cultural, and legal history of the Court and, by extension, of the very country itself....It will prove to be the standard reference work on the Supreme Court. --Booklist This obviously impressive and highly needed collection of over 1000 entries on the Supreme Court is sure to become the standard in the field....This fine volume is a must-have collection for any serious student of the court. Highly recommended. --Library Journal

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Kermit L. Hall is president of the University at Albany, State University of New York, and Professor of History, and the editor of The Oxford Companion to American Law. James W. Ely, Jr. is Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law and History at Vanderbilt University. Joel B. Grossman is Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University.

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