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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne) 1936-2013 Courts of last resort United States Juvenile literature Dissenting opinions United States Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Judges United States Biography Judicial process United States Juvenile literature United States Supreme Court Juvenile literature United States. Supreme Court History Juvenile literature United States. Supreme Court Officials and employees Women lawyers United States BiographyToobin, Jeffrey.
Summary: Presents an insider's account of the ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration, tracing several landmark cases and the strong views that will be shaping the Court of the near future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 TOOCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 347.73 TOOIrons, Peter H.
Summary: A thirty-six lecture course that traces the development of the United States Supreme Court from its founding to the present, with a focus on the landmark cases that have reflected conflicts in American society.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 347 IRO PART 1Ortiz, Victoria
Summary: A biography that discusses the life and career of the popular icon and fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, providing dramatic accounts of her landmark cases.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ORTOrtiz, Victoria
Summary: "The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: YA 921 GIN1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 GIN
Rosen, Richard A.
Summary: Born in the hamlet of Mount Gilead, North Carolina, Julius Chambers escaped the fetters of the Jim Crow South to emerge in the 1960s and 1970s as the nation's leading African American civil rights attorney. Following passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Chambers worked to advance the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's strategic litigation campaign for civil rights, ultimately winning landmark...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAMBERS, JULIUS ROSKolbert, Kathryn
Summary: "While Roe v. Wade is a household name in America, few are aware of the impact of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court's 1992 ruling that preserved but redefined and substantially limited abortion rights, especially for the most marginalized women. Casey rather than Roe has established the constitutional standards that today govern abortion in the U.S. When pundits talk about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1988 KOLBaugh, Joyce A.
Summary: Overview: In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, racial equality in American public education appeared to have a bright future. But for many that brightness dimmed considerably following the Supreme Court's decision in Milliken v. Bradley (1974), which emerged from Detroit's efforts to use cross-district busing to desegregate its schools and was the first such case to originate outside the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.73 BAUTaylor-Butler, Christine.
Contents: The highest court in the land -- Early days -- The Marshall court -- Famous Supreme Court cases -- The Supreme Court today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 347.73 TAYWagner, Heather Lehr.
Contents: A visit to the Supreme Court -- The history of the Supreme Court -- Cases that shaped the court -- Change and conflict -- How the Supreme Court works -- How a case is decided -- Sources used.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2007