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Milestone Documents of the Supreme Court

Exploring the Cases That Shaped America

Milestone Documents

Edited by Paul Finkelman

Published by: Schlager Group Inc.

1200 pages, 8.50 x 11.00 in

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ISBN: 9781935306863
Published: April 2023

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Milestone Documents of the Supreme Court is a must-have reference source that covers both iconic and controversial decisions from the early republic to the present day. From early decisions that outlined the roles and powers of the 3 branches of government to contemporary cases about LGBTQ rights and reproductive rights, this set pairs each Court decision with in-depth commentary and analysis. Featuring 81 critical decisions, Milestone Documents of the Supreme Court is an essential reference for high school, college, and public libraries.

Organization

The set is organized chronologically in three volumes:

Volume 1: 1803–1898
Volume 2: 1905–1967
Volume 3: 1969–2022

Within each volume, entries likewise are arranged chronologically by year.

Entry Format

Each entry in Milestone Documents of the Supreme Court follows the same structure using the same standardized headings. The entries are divided into three main sections: Fact Box, Commentary and Analysis, and Document Text. Following is the full list of entry headings:

The Fact Box includes the basic facts of the case: the year it was delivered, the author of the majority opinion (and in some cases, concurrences and/or dissents), the vote, the formal citation, and a statement summarizing the significance of the case.
Overview gives a brief summary of the document and its importance in history.
Context places the document in its historical framework.
About the Author presents a brief biographical profile of the person or persons who wrote the opinion(s) in the case.
Explanation and Analysis of the Document consists of a detailed examination of the Court's opinion, generally in section-by-section or paragraph-by-paragraph format.
Questions for Further Study proposes study questions for students.
Further Reading lists books, articles, and websites for further research.
Document Text includes the full or abridged text of the majority opinion and, in some cases, important concurrences and/or dissents. Abridgements of the text are indicated by ellipses.
Glossary defines important, difficult, or unusual terms in the document text

Each entry features the byline of the scholar who wrote the commentary.

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee (1816)

Dartmouth College Case (1819)

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Cohens v. Virginia (1821)

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)

United States v. Amistad (1841)

Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Ableman v. Booth (1859)

Ex parte Milligan (1866)

Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)

United States v. Cruikshank (1876)

Reynolds v. U.S. (1879)

Civil Rights Cases (1883)

Elk v. Wilkins (1884)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)

Lochner v. New York (1905)

Muller v. Oregon (1908)

Frank v. Mangum (1915)

Guinn v. United States (1915)

Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918)

Abrams v. United States (1919)

Schenck v. United States (1919)

Whitney v. California (1927)

Olmstead v. United States (1928)

Powell v. Alabama (1932)

Schechter Poultry v. US (1935)

United States v. Curtiss-Wright (1936)

NLRB v. Jones and Laughlin Steel (1937)

West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937)

Cantwell v. Conn (1940)

Wickard v. Filburn (1942)

WV State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Sweatt v. Painter (1950)

Dennis v. United States (1951)

Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Hernandez v. Texas (1954)

Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960)

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Baker v. Carr (1962)

Engle v. Vitale (1962)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Katzenbach v. McClung (1964)

New York Times Co. vs. Sullivan (1964)

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

Bond v. Floyd (1966)

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

South Carolina v. Katzenbach (1966)

Loving v. Virginia (1967)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

New York Times v. United States (1971)

Flood v. Kuhn (1972)

Furman v. Georgia (1972)

San Antonio School District v. Rodriguez (1972)

Sierra Club v. Morton (1972)

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Milliken v. Bradley (1974)

Craig v. Boren (1976)

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

Fronterio v. Richardson (1979)

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

United States v. Lopez (1995)

United States v. Virginia (1996)

Clinton v. Jones (1997)

Bush v. Gore (2000)

Friends of the Earth v. Laidlow Environmental Services (2000)

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002)

Lawrence v. Texas (2003)

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

Shelby County v. Holder (2013)

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

Bostock v. Clayton County (2020)

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)