Reviews
"Oxford's trusty guide offers a dense, authoritative and readily accessible introduction to all that concerns America's highest court."--Kirkus Reviews, "Captures all the drama and history that is the Supreme Court, including narratives on the Court's processes, practice procedures, and personalities, and specific entries on 400 of the Court's most significant decisions."--Legal Times, "This obviously impressive and highly needed collection of over 1000 entries on the Supreme Court is sure to become the standard in the field....This fine volume is a must-have collection for any serious student of the court. Highly recommended."--Library Journal, Its value as a quick reference source on the Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up., "[An] accessible and authoritative reference to Supreme Court cases, justices, legal issues, and terminology....The extra 200 pages make the book a little difficult to pull from a high shelf, but librarians and readers will find it worth the effort....Its value as a quick reference source onthe Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up."--Booklist, "This obviously impressive and highly needed collection of over 1000entries on the Supreme Court is sure to become the standard in the field....Thisfine volume is a must-have collection for any serious student of the court.Highly recommended."--Library Journal, "Captures all the drama and history that is the Supreme Court, includingnarratives on the Court's processes, practice procedures, and personalities, andspecific entries on 400 of the Court's most significant decisions."--LegalTimes, "Accessible and authoritative reference to Supreme Court cases, justices,legal issues, and terminology.... The Companion will likely find its way to mostof the 2,800-plus libraries that have the first edition. its value as a quickreference source on the Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage oftime. It still belongs in every library, high school and up."--Booklist, "This is a reference work of the highest order. All academic librariesand public libraries should add it as a matter of course."--Legal InformationAlert, Praise for the first edition: "A useful compendium of information aboutour highest court. The information contained within its thousand pages rangesfrom biographical information to case annotations. This is the perfect gift forconstitutional law enthusiast."--The Cardozo Law Forum, "This obviously impressive and highly needed collection of over 1000 entries on the Supreme Court is sure to become the standard in the field....This fine volume is a must-have collection for any serious student of the court. Highly recommended."--Library Journal"Oxford's trusty guide offers a dense, authoritative and readily accessible introduction to all that concerns America's highest court."--Kirkus Reviews"This work is...up-to-date and a bargain.... Recommended."--Choice"Accessible and authoritative reference to Supreme Court cases, justices, legal issues, and terminology.... The Companion will likely find its way to most of the 2,800-plus libraries that have the first edition. its value as a quick reference source on the Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up."--Booklist"[An] accessible and authoritative reference to Supreme Court cases, justices, legal issues, and terminology....The extra 200 pages make the book a little difficult to pull from a high shelf, but librarians and readers will find it worth the effort....Its value as a quick reference source on the Supreme Court has not diminished with the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up."--Booklist"This is a reference work of the highest order. All academic libraries and public libraries should add it as a matter of course."--Legal Information Alert"This oversized, dense volume provides comprehensive coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, exploring at great depth its history, cases, procedures, and more. Originally published 13 years ago, it has now been considerably updated and expanded, featuring 86 brand new articles and commentaries on 14 new cases."--Library Journal"This reference is a comprehensive guide to the history, justices, cases and procedures of the nation's highest court."--Reference & Research Book NewsPraise for the first edition: "A useful compendium of information about our highest court. The information contained within its thousand pages ranges from biographical information to case annotations. This is the perfect gift for constitutional law enthusiast."--The Cardozo Law Forum"Captures all the drama and history that is the Supreme Court, including narratives on the Court's processes, practice procedures, and personalities, and specific entries on 400 of the Court's most significant decisions."--Legal Times"You can't go wrong with this vast new reference book to the U.S. Supreme Court."--California Lawyer"This convenient and authoritative guide to the Supreme Court succeeds well in accomplishing its goal of providing a political, economic, cultural, and legal history of the Court and, by extension, of the very country itself....It will prove to be the standard reference work on the Supreme Court."--Booklist"This obviously impressive and highly needed collection of over 1000 entries on the Supreme Court is sure to become the standard in the field....This fine volume is a must-have collection for any serious student of the court. Highly recommended."--Library Journal, "This convenient and authoritative guide to the Supreme Court succeedswell in accomplishing its goal of providing a political, economic, cultural, andlegal history of the Court and, by extension, of the very country itself....Itwill prove to be the standard reference work on the SupremeCourt."--Booklist, "This oversized, dense volume provides comprehensive coverage of the U.S.Supreme Court, exploring at great depth its history, cases, procedures, andmore. Originally published 13 years ago, it has now been considerably updatedand expanded, featuring 86 brand new articles and commentaries on 14 newcases."--Library Journal, "This reference is a comprehensive guide to the history, justices, casesand procedures of the nation's highest court."--Reference and Research BookNews, Praise for the first edition: "A useful compendium of information about our highest court. The information contained within its thousand pages ranges from biographical information to case annotations. This is the perfect gift for constitutional law enthusiast."--The Cardozo Law Forum, "Accessible and authoritative reference to Supreme Court cases, justices, legal issues, and terminology.... The Companion will likely find its way to most of the 2,800-plus libraries that have the first edition. its value as a quick reference source on the Supreme Court has not diminishedwith the passage of time. It still belongs in every library, high school and up."--Booklist, "You Can't Go Wrong with this Vast New Référence Book to the U.S. Supreme Court."California Lawyer, "This oversized, dense volume provides comprehensive coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, exploring at great depth its history, cases, procedures, and more. Originally published 13 years ago, it has now been considerably updated and expanded, featuring 86 brand new articles and commentaries on14 new cases."--Library Journal, "This reference is a comprehensive guide to the history, justices, cases and procedures of the nation's highest court."--Reference and Research Book News, "This is a reference work of the highest order. All academic libraries and public libraries should add it as a matter of course."--Legal Information Alert
