Supreme Court Decisions (Penguin Civic Classics)

This book is a great read if you are interested in having a general knowledge of important or impactful supreme court cases. There were cases I had never heard of as well as cases I remember learning in school. This book allows you to better understand the progression of American law by showing how the Constitution has been applied throughout our history. It's a small and compact book and is definitely one I will be reading more than once.

Each court decision is prefaced by a few paragraphs (or sometimes pages) of historical context, provided by the book's editors. The decisions themselves are edited to be a concise summary of the main arguments - you won't find the full text of the arguments here - but as an interested lay person, this short but sweet approach is what I'm looking for.I can read and re-read an argument quickly, thanks to the format, and I carry my copy around to have while waiting for the train, meetings, or classes. When I am particularly intrigued by a decision, I can just go online to read more about it.

Each case has a little description of the events, the historical context and some comments on the court's decision. Then there's a redacted version of the court's actual language. If I only take one thing away, it's that I thought partisanship played a big role in these decisions but it seems that's not the case. Even when the judges disagree, their arguments are well reasoned and grounded in the constitution as it's written. Makes you appreciate lawmakers and the role of law in our society.

If you're into important supreme court decisions that have shaped american history then I highly recommend this book for reading to enjoy. It doesn't get into really deep specifics so this isn't the book if you're trying to use if for a class. But for fun reading its everything you need

Books is as described, the shippers (Bargain Barons) are a small family-owned company and shipped the book wonderfully, I initially thought someone had sent me an early birthday present!

In great condition. The book is like mention in the description. Interesting book and very useful in one of my classes in college.

This little book summarizes several Supreme Court decisions, starting with Marbury vs Madison. I thought the writing was OK, but was disappointed no decisions on 2nd amendment and relatively few decisions. Not sure where to turn to next.

An impressive collection of writings. The author is successful in providing a textbook worth of information regarding our court system and its history in such a concise measure.