The Encyclopedia of Supreme Court QuotationsA veritable feast of 1,500 quotes from more than 1,000 Supreme Court decisions, this is the first such reference devoted solely to the Supreme Court. Dating from the beginning of the Republic to the present, these excerpts provide a powerful historical overview of the mission and majesty of the Supreme Court. They are topically arranged and cover the legislative, judicial, and executive branches; states' rights; due process; free speech; equal rights; and freedom of religion. Each entry features the quote -- especially chosen for its profound, compelling, and inspirational nature; the name of the case, primary citation, year, and author; and the kind of decision (dissenting, concurring, or opinion of the Court). |
Contents
The Sacred Parchment | |
Expectations and Deliverance | |
The Good of the Fifty | |
In the beginning | |
Liberty Freedom Happiness | |
The Arrest The Trial The punishment | |
The Global Community | |
Everything Else | |
Appendices | |
A The Constitution of the United States of America | |
B Table of Cases with Case Summaries | |
Due Process and Equal Protection | |
Opinions Dissents and Recorders | |
Table of Justices and Decisions by Justices | |
Keyword Index | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affirmed the conviction Antonin Scalia Appellant Appellee Associate Byron White challenged citizens civil concurring Congress Congressional Constitutional rights constitutionality crime criminal decision defendant denied dissenting Education Electoral Establishment Clause executive federal law Felix Frankfurter Fourteenth Amendment Fourth Amendment Framers Free speech freedom governmental Harry Blackmun Hugo Black interest John Paul Stevens judges Judicial authority Judicial legitimacy Judicial review jury Justice Byron White Justice Felix Frankfurter Justice Hugo Black Justice John Marshall Justice Potter Stewart Justice Robert Jackson Justice Warren Burger Justice William Brennan Justice William Douglas Justice William Rehnquist Keywords legislative legislature Lewis Powell liberty person police political Potter Stewart powers Justice principles Privacy prohibited punishment regulation religion religious Respondent reversed the conviction society state’s statute Statutory Supreme Court affirmed Supreme Court found Supreme Court reversed Supreme Court ruled Supreme Court upheld trial unconstitutional United violation Warren Burger William Brennan William Rehnquist