A People’s History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution

Nonfiction

Author: Peter Irons

A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation’s highest court,,Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn’s classic A People’s History of th….Read More

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