Getting Started and Background Materials
Welcome to the course guide for LPSC 3307 - Understanding the Modern Supreme Court
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This Guide provides resources to help you:
- Find background material on the Court and its members
- Locate federal and state court cases and related materials,
- Track down relevant news sources, and
- Identify public policy organizations and publications related to the Court and its work.
Background Information on the Supreme Court
Here are a few sample titles which may provide useful information on the Court and its justices.
You may also search NU's Scholar OneSearch (Opens in new window) for additional e-books and articles on the Supreme Court, its history, and its members See the box below called Finding Background Information in Scholar OneSearch.
- The U. S. Supreme Court: a Very Short Introduction byISBN: 9780199754540Publication Date: 2012-03-12Excellent overview of the workings of the Supreme Court and its justices and staff. There is a 2020 update to this publication, but this text continues to offer an accessible introduction to the Court.
- Nine Black Robes byCall Number: Snell Stacks KF8742 .B54 2023ISBN: 9780063052802Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- The Shadow Docket byISBN: 9781541602649Publication Date: 2023-05-16Print copies available at Snell and the Law School Library. Call number KF8748 .V53 2023
- A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other byISBN: 9780226831060Publication Date: 2024-04-12Print copy available in the Law Library.
KF8742 .M363 2024
Find background information in Scholar OneSearch
Scholar OneSearch includes the NU Library catalog as well as a wide-ranging article finding tool which covers much of the journal content provided by the Library.
Begin by selecting your campus from the Scholar One drop-down menu.
To search the catalog only (books, streaming video, and other content except articles), select Boston Catalogs from the drop-down menu at the end of the search box.
To include articles in your search, use the drop-down to select "Boston Catalogs and Articles." While searching both the library catalog and articles, it's most effective to enclose phrases within quotations.
Find background information in HeinOnline
Find information in HeinOnline
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