Magill's Choice: U.S. Court Cases Review

Monday, July 30, 2018 10:19:31 PM
“A series of introductory articles outline the Anglo-American legal system, our shared concept of the law, the philosophy of jurisprudence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Constitutional Law, the U.S. judicial system, the roles of state and local courts, the U.S. Supreme Court and the process of judicial review, all of which would be useful to students grappling with government coursework… Straightforward and conversational in tone, the articles will be approachable for student readers… There is an overall emphasis on the linkages between cases and the legal precedent related to a given case. Recommended for school libraries supporting coursework related to the judicial process.”
-Gale Reference Reviews

“Reading court cases is important in studying American law. But many readers lack access to a law library. A collection like this three-volume set helps… This new set gives a fresh perspective on these important cases with up-to-date essays. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. “
-CHOICE, 2011

This revision of a 1999 work provides information on 700 cases in a way that is accessible for the highschool level and up. Although information on U.S. Supreme Court cases, in particular, is readily accessible online, this reference provides authoritative introductions to the most important ones without going into a lot of detail. The referrals to other sources, with useful annotations, are another plus. Recommended for highschool, public, and college libraries.
-Booklist, 2010

“Gr 7 Up-The U.S. judicial system, said to be the least understood branch of the American government, may also be the least represented in library collections supporting U.S. history and government curricula. This timely and useful reference work admirably helps fill the void by providing students with short, pertinent, and authoritative essays… This is a resource that will be well thumbed by students of American law.”
-Library Journal, 1999