In The Supreme Court, Lawrence Baum brings students a brief yet comprehensive— not to mention balanced and illuminating— introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court. In particular, Baum considers the shape and breadth of the Roberts’s Court, now fully established and distinguished from its predecessor. While carefully analyzing Chief Justice Roberts’s style as head of the High Court, Baum also examines Justice Kennedy’s pivotal role in recent decisions, as well as the Court’s drift in a more conservative direction.

Describing the Court’s personalities and procedures, and delving deeply to explain the actions of the Court and the behavior of justices, Baum shows students the Court’s complexity and reach. New to this tenth edition is analysis of President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and an extended dis- cussion of the Guantánamo detainee cases, clearly demonstrating the interplay between the Court and the other branches of government. Additionally, Baum uses the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller case to fully illuminate the legal process while giving students access to some of the Court’s most up-to-date materials. Newly revised and streamlined tables and figures, plus a lively photo program, make this one of the most engaging books available.

New to this tenth edition is analysis of President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and an extended discussion of the Guantánamo detainee cases, clearly demonstrating the interplay between the Court and the other branches of government. Additionally, Baum uses the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller case to fully illuminate the legal process while giving students access to some of the Court’s most up-to-date materials. Newly revised and streamlined tables and figures, plus a lively photo program, make this one of the most engaging books available.

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1. The Court

2. The Justices

3. The Cases

4. Decision Making

5. Policy Outputs

6. The Court’s Impact

Glossary of Legal Terms

Lawrence Baum is professor of political science at the Ohio State University and holds a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. A widely recognized authority on the court system, Baum is the author of Judges and Their Audiences: A Perspective on Judicial Behavior (2006), American Courts: Process and Policy, 5th Edition (2001) and The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior (1997), as well as numerous articles on topics such as the implementation of court decisions, change in Supreme Court policies, and interaction between the Supreme Court and Congress.