Liberty Under Law: The Supreme Court in American Life

by William M. Wiecek and Professor William M. Wiecek

Book Overview

The two-hundredth anniversary of the U.S. Constitution and the intense debates surrounding the recent nominees to the Supreme Court have refocused attention on one of the most fundamental documents in U.S. history -- and on the judges who settle disputes over its interpretation.

Liberty under Law is a concise and readable history of the U.S. Supreme Court, from its antecedents in colonial and British legal tradition to the present. William M. Wiecek...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801835968
• ISBN13: 9780801835964
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"