May it Please the Court (Book)

Until The New Press first published "May It Please the Court" in 1993, few Americans knew that every case argued before the Supreme Court since 1955 had been recorded. The original book-and-tape set was a revelation to readers and reviewers, quickly becoming a bestseller and garnering praise across the nation. "May It Please the Court" includes both live recordings and transcripts of oral arguments in twenty-three of the most significant cases argued before the Supreme Court in the second half of the twentiethcentury. This edition makes the recordings available on an MP3 audio CD. Through the voices of some of the nation's most important lawyers and justices, including Thurgood Marshall, Archibald Cox, and Earl Warren, it offers a chance to hear firsthand our justice system at work, in the highest court of the land. Cases included: "Gideon v. Wainwright" (right to counsel) "Abington School District v. Schempp" (school prayer) "Miranda v. Arizona" ("the right to remain silent") "Roe v. Wade" (abortion rights) "Edwards v. Aguillard" (teaching "creationism") "Regents v. Bakke" (reverse discrimination) "Wisconsin v. Yoder" (compulsory schooling for the Amish) "Tinker v. Des Moines" (Vietnam protest in schools) "Texas v. Johnson" (flag burning) "New York Times v. United States" (Pentagon Papers) "Cox v. Louisiana" (civil rights demonstrations) "Communist Party v. Subversive Activities Control Board" (freedom of association) "Terry v. Ohio" ("stop and frisk" by police) "Gregg v. Georgia" (capital punishment) "Cooper v. Aaron" (Little Rock school desegregation) "Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States" (public accommodations) "Palmer v. Thompson" (swimming pool integration) "Loving v. Virginia" (interracial marriage) "San Antonio v. Rodriguez" (equal funding for public schools) "Bowers v. Hardwick" (homosexual rights) "Baker v. Carr" ("one person, one vote") "United States v. Nixon" (Watergate tapes) "DeShaney v. Winnebago County" (child abuse)

General

Imprint:	The New Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1995
First published:	September 1994
Editors:	Peter H Irons • Stephanie Guitton
Dimensions:	234 x 163 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Book
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-56584-052-2
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN:	1-56584-052-6
Barcode:	9781565840522

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