It is thorough in that it covers both federal and state issues and the editor has made every attempt to deliver the material in a way that is nonpartisan and balanced. This will be a useful resource for undergraduate libraries as well as larger public libraries.

ARBA

This set provides a solid overview of the subject and contributors do an excellent job explaining legal jargon throughout. The combination of essays, encyclopedic entries, primary source documents, and a good index and glossary makes the resource navigable and useful for students and reference librarians. Recommended for public and high school libraries.

Booklist

Each entry is signed by the contributor and includes a 'Further Reading' section. Volume 3 contains important primary documents showing the history and function of law enforcement, including the US Supreme Court and other federal courts, along with state and local considerations. . . . Summing Up: Recommended

Choice

A comprehensive, three-volume set that provides detailed background essays, short topical entries, and primary document excerpts to explain the organization, history, and functioning of the U.S. justice system. The U.S. Justice System: An Encyclopedia is a one-stop resource, uniquely structured to include both introductory information as well as more in-depth and detailed resources. It explains not only how the American civil and criminal justice system affects the parties to a particular case or other legal action, but also how the rights, benefits, and legal protections of our country impact virtually all people in America. The set comprises three volumes. The first volume provides chapter-length essays explaining the organization and functioning of federal, state, and local government, as well as the working of federal and state judiciaries, regulatory bodies, and penal systems. The second volume contains shorter, alphabetically arranged entries on hundreds of law-related topics, including case descriptions and biographies of major figures, federal and state court organizational charts, legal statistics, and other background information. The third volume contains original documents, statutes, and texts of important cases relevant to the functioning of the American justice system. Readers will understand the structures, concepts, and vocabulary of American law and legal institutions, and grasp how the U.S. legal system has evolved to meet the complex changing needs of the nation.
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A comprehensive, three-volume set that provides detailed background essays, short topical entries, and primary document excerpts to explain the organization, history, and functioning of the U.S. justice system.
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List of Documents, Documents, Glossary of Common Legal Terms, General Bibliography, Editor and Contributors, Index, List of Documents1. Magna Carta, 1215, 2. The Libel Case of John Peter Zenger, 1735, 3. Articles of Confederation, 1777, 4. An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, March 1, 1780, 5. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786, 6. Article III of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1787, 7. Judiciary Act, 1789, 8. Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798, 9. Judiciary Act, 1801, 10. Judiciary Act, 1802, 11. Marbury v. Madison, 1803, 12. Establishment of the Seventh Circuit, 1807, 13. Establishment of the Eighth and Ninth Circuits, 1837, 14. Declaration of Sentiments, 1848, 15. New York Married Woman's Property Act, 1848, 16. Compromise of 1850, 17. Fugitive Slave Act, 1850, 18. Establishment of the Circuit Court for California, 1855, 19. Homestead Act, 1862, 20. Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, 21. Establishment of the Tenth Circuit, 1863, 22. Black Codes of Mississippi, 1865, 23. Civil Rights Act, 1866, 24. Reorganization of the Judicial Circuits, 1866, 25. The Judiciary Act of 1869 (Circuit Judges Act), 26. Minor v. Happersett, 1872, 27. Civil Rights Act [Excerpt], 1875, 28. The Jurisdiction and Removal Act of 1875, 29. Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882, 30. Dawes Act, 1887, 31. Interstate Commerce Act, 1887, 32. Sherman Antitrust Act, 1890, 33. Establishment of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals (Evarts Act, 1891), 34. Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896, 35. Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock, 1903, 36. Lochner v. New York, 1905, 37. Muller v. Oregon, 1908, 38. The Judicial Code of 1911 [Excerpt], 39. Establishment of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, 1922, 40. The Judges' Bill, 1925, 41. Establishment of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1929, 42. Fireside Chat on Reorganization of the Judiciary, 1937, 43. Senate Judiciary Committee, Adverse Report on Roosevelt's Proposed Reorganization of the Federal Judiciary, 1937, 44. Establishment of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 1939, 45. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Executive Order 8802, 1941, 46. Executive Order 9066, 1942, 47. Hirabayashi v. United States, 1943, 48. Korematsu v. United States, 1944, 49. Harry Truman: Executive Order 9981, 1948, 50. Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, 51. Brown v. Board of Education, 1955, 52. Executive Order 10730, 1957, 53. Equal Pay Act, 1963, 54. Civil Rights Act, 1964, 55. Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965, 56. Voting Rights Act, 1965, 57. Establishment of the the Federal Judicial Center, 1967, 58. Federal Magistrates Act, 1968, 59. Roe v. Wade, 1973, 60. "The Notion of a Living Constitution" by William H. Rehnquist, 1976, 61. Establishment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts [Excerpt], 1978, 62. Establishment of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1980, 63. Establishment of the Federal Circuit, 1982, 64. Defense of Marriage Act, 1996, 65. Romer v. Evans, 1996, 66. Bush v. Gore, 2000, 67. Federal Courts Improvement Act, 2000, 68. An Act Relating to Civil Unions, 2000, 69. USA PATRIOT Act, 2001,
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A comprehensive, three-volume set that provides detailed background essays, short topical entries, and primary document excerpts to explain the organization, history, and functioning of the U.S. justice system.
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More than 50 contributing scholars provide a variety of expertise from the fields of law, history, and politics

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781598843040
Publisert
2011-12-06
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Vekt
3232 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
1276

Biografisk notat

Steven Harmon Wilson is associate dean of liberal arts at Tulsa Community College, Metro Campus, Tulsa, OK.