Van Geel, Tyll.

Understanding Supreme Court opinions / T.R. van Geel. - 4th ed. - New York : Longman, c2005. - xiv, 158 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Supreme Court : policy maker and teacher -- The Constitution in a nutshell -- Opinion writing in the Supreme Court -- The legal materials used in building a constitutional opinion -- Tests or standards of review -- Precedent -- Strategies of justification -- Understanding a Supreme Court opinion.

0321159691 (pbk.)

2003-026270


United States. Supreme Court.


Judicial process--United States.
Judicial opinions--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.

KF8742 / .V36 2005

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