Connecting recent events to their effects on the courts, policy, and society, the Thirteenth Edition of The Supreme Court provides a brief yet comprehensive introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court. In successive chapters, the book examines major aspects of the Court, including

• the selection, backgrounds, and departures of justices; 
• the creation of the Court′s agenda; 
• the decision-making process and the factors that shape the Court′s decisions; 
• the substance of the Court′s policies; 
• and the Court′s impact on government and American society. 

Delving deeply into personalities and procedures, author Lawrence Baum provides a balanced explanation of the Court’s actions and the behavior of its justices as he reveals its complexity, reach, and influence. Updated with the most recent data displayed in a lively photo program, the new edition of this bestseller is one of the most engaging books on this subject available. 

Connecting recent events to their effects on the courts, policy, and society, the Thirteenth Edition of The Supreme Court provides a brief yet comprehensive introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court. In successive chapters, the book examines major aspects of the Court, including

• the selection, backgrounds, and departures of justices; 
• the creation of the Court′s agenda; 
• the decision-making process and the factors that shape the Court′s decisions; 
• the substance of the Court′s policies; 
• and the Court′s impact on government and American society. 

Delving deeply into personalities and procedures, author Lawrence Baum provides a balanced explanation of the Court’s actions and the behavior of its justices as he reveals its complexity, reach, and influence. Updated with the most recent data displayed in a lively photo program, the new edition of this bestseller is one of the most engaging books on this subject available.