A multidimensional overview of the political environment, judicial records, and implications of rulings during the Burger Court.

Marbury v. Madison. Brown v. Board of Education. Roe v. Wade. Gore v. Bush. Great-and controversial-Supreme Court decisions. What gave rise to them? How were they decided? How lasting is their impact? ABC-CLIO's Supreme Court Handbooks exhaustively chronicles the history of our nation's highest court and its role in American society. Titles in the Supreme Court Handbooks series examine the lives and thinking of every justice who has sat on the nation's highest bench and every significant decision they've reached. More than just a history of the Court itself, the series examines the historical context in which it has operated. Volume by volume, the Supreme Court Handbooks series offers the most comprehensive history available of all the Chief Justices' courts, from John Jay's to William Rehnquist's.