Revised and updated to include the latest Supreme Court decisions, this classic text, now in its tenth edition, provides a concise overview of the judiciary in

Revealing analysis of how judges work as individuals and collectively to uphold judicial values in the face of contemporary challenges.

How did the federal judiciary transcend early limitations to become a powerful institution of American governance? How did the Supreme Court move from political

Why there should be a larger role for the judiciary in American foreign relations In the past several decades, there has been a growing chorus of voices contend