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The judicial branch : evaluating and interpreting laws / edited by Brian Duignan and Carolyn DeCarlo.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Checks and balances in the U.S. governmentPublication details: New York, New York : Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services, (c)2019.Description: 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map, portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781538301692
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • KF8720 .J835 2019
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Judicial review -- Functions of courts -- Types of courts -- The Supreme Court of the United States -- Civil rights and the federal court -- Habeas corpus -- The legal concept of obscenity -- Privacy and reproductive rights -- Same-sex marriage and the law.
Subject: This book discusses the U.S. judicial branch at all levels, including the Supreme Court, state and circuit courts, courts of appeals, and all their individual functions. Discusses some of the pivotal cases tried by the judicial branch in the United States, such as Brown volume Board of Education and Roe volume Wade, and establishes the worth and importance of judges, juries, and lawyers to our nation's past and present.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction KF8720 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available on1039977888

Includes bibliographies and index.

The judiciary in perspective -- Judicial review -- Functions of courts -- Types of courts -- The Supreme Court of the United States -- Civil rights and the federal court -- Habeas corpus -- The legal concept of obscenity -- Privacy and reproductive rights -- Same-sex marriage and the law.

This book discusses the U.S. judicial branch at all levels, including the Supreme Court, state and circuit courts, courts of appeals, and all their individual functions. Discusses some of the pivotal cases tried by the judicial branch in the United States, such as Brown volume Board of Education and Roe volume Wade, and establishes the worth and importance of judges, juries, and lawyers to our nation's past and present.

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