The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs 1832-1978 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832–1978 contains the world's most comprehensive online collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners—many who later became judges and associates of the Supreme Court itself. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements, and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society, and government, as well as practicing attorneys.


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