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Explore America's highest court in the latest edition of: The Supreme Court A to Z

Washington DC (March 14, 2012) ― Where can a researcher easily access up-to-date information about all the history, traditions, organization, dynamics and personalities of the United States Supreme Court? Knowledgeable researchers will go straight to The Supreme Court A to Z, Fifth Edition, new from CQ Press.

In addition to the 350+ alphabetical, extensively cross-referenced entries on every aspect of the Supreme Court, this latest, completely updated edition of The Supreme Court A to Z also offers coverage of significant new cases and recent changes on the bench. Presented in an engaging reader-friendly design, this fifth edition includes:

  • Biographies of newly appointed Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, plus revised biographies for recently retired Associate Justices David Souter and John Paul Stevens
  • Updated entries on key issues and concepts, including abortion, campaigns and elections, civil rights, class action, due process, freedom of the press, reapportionment and redistricting, school desegregation, and war powers
  • A new entry on media and the Court, which highlights the Court's online presence
  • New feature boxes on 2011 decisions

With its detailed index, reference materials on Supreme Court nominations, a seat chart of the justices, the U.S. Constitution, online sources of decisions, and a bibliography to help simplify research, The Supreme Court A to Z, Fifth Edition will serve as an important addition to the collections of academic, public, and school libraries serving students and researchers everywhere.

The Supreme Court A to Z is part of CQ Press's five-volume American Government A to Z series, featuring resources for those who have an interest in national government and politics.

Editor Kenneth Jost is the Supreme Court editor for CQ Press and associate editor of CQ Researcher. He is an honors graduate of Harvard College and Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches media law as an adjunct professor. He covers and comments on legal affairs in the blog "Jost on Justice" (http://jostonjustice.blogspot.com/).

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CQ Press is a leading publisher of books, directories, reference publications, and textbooks focusing on U.S. government, world affairs, communication, political science, and business, with a growing focus on digital content. Based in Washington DC CQ Press is an imprint of SAGE, the world's leading independent academic and professional publisher (www.sagepublications.com), and is known in classrooms, libraries and professional markets for its objectivity, breadth and depth of coverage, and editorial excellence. www.cqpress.com

The Supreme Court A to Z

May 2012641 pages$125.00 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-6087-1744-6
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For more information, please contact:
Mary Kay Jezzini
publicity@sagepub.com
212-352-1404