The Supreme Court - Softcover

Lawrence Baum brings students in this thoroughly revised and updated edition trusted, balanced, and illuminating coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court. While the Court is always evolving, the changes have been especially sweeping these past few years. Looking closely at the appointments of two new justices and the possible effects of the shift from the Rehnquist Court to the Roberts Court, Baum examines the implications of recent major decisions. Baum explores the Court s rulings on the procedural rights of suspected terrorists as well as the growth in conflict between Congress and the federal courts. The ninth edition makes use of new scholarship on the Court, from research on the role of precedent to important biographies of Justice Blackmun and Justice O Connor. This authoritative introduction to the nation s highest judicial body describes the Court s personalities and procedures, delving deeply to explain the actions of the Court and the behavior of justices. Through Baum s straightforward yet lively prose, students begin to understand the Court s complexity and reach.

Lawrence Baum is professor of political science at the Ohio State University and holds a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. A widely recognized authority on the court system, Baum is the author of Judges and Their Audiences: A Perspective on Judicial Behavior (2006), American Courts: Process and Policy, 5th Edition (2001) and The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior (1997), as well as numerous articles on topics such as the implementation of court decisions, change in Supreme Court policies, and interaction between the Supreme Court and Congress.