The ramifications of cases argued before the Supreme Court are felt for decades, and often for centuries. The Supreme Court justices agree to hear only the most important issues of the time and country, and the decisions they make reach far beyond those who bring their cases to the Court. An absorbing exploration of enormously controversial events, this resource details, highlights, and clarifies the complex legal arguments of both sides. The result is a fascinating glimpse across the centuries into the workings of the Supreme Court and the U.S. judicial system.

Among the twenty cases covered include:

• Brown v. Board of Education: Separate but Equal?
• Marbury v. Madison: The Court's Foundation
• Roe v. Wade: A Woman’s Choice?
• McCulloch v. Maryland: State v. Federal Power
• The Bakke Case: Challenge to Affirmative Action
• Tinker v. Des Moines: Free Speech for Students
• Gideon v. Wainwright: The Right to Free Counsel