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Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978

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Coverage: 1832-1978
Access: University of Delaware Library; campus network; available via proxy access
Description: Collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners — many who later became judges and associates of the court. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions centering on:

  • The interpretation of the Constitution and its amendments
  • Judicial review and the role of the courts in American history
  • States' rights and national sovereignty
  • Free enterprise, banking and commerce
  • Discrimination and modern civil liberties
  • Intellectual property and technology
  • Evolving nature of race, gender, faith and identity

Producer: Cengage Gale
Trial Ends: November 15, 2012