Van Geel, Tyll

Understanding Supreme Court opinions / T.R. van Geel - 5th ed. - New York : Pearson/Longman, 2007 - xii, 164 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.

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United States. Supreme Court


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