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For younger readers

Aaseng, Nathan Great Justices of the Supreme Court. Oliver, 1992. For readers in grades 8 to 12.

Horn, Geoffrey, M. The Supreme Court. World Almanac, 2003. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Kronenwetter, Michael. The Supreme Court of the United States. Enslow, 1996. A solid introduction for readers in grades 7 to 10.

Patrick, John J. The Supreme Court of the United States: A Student Companion. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2002. An A-to-Z reference for readers in grade 7 and up.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Powers of the Supreme Court. Children's Press, 1995. For readers in grades 3 to 5.

Supreme Court of the United States

Baum, Lawrence. The Supreme Court. Congressional Quarterly, 2003. History, operation, function, plus effects of decisions; bibliography, glossary.

Cooper, Philip J. Battles on the Bench: Conflict Inside the Supreme Court. University Press of Kansas, 1995. Notwithstanding the title, this fine historical study underscores the level of civility with which justices operate as compared to other branches of government.

Hall, Kermit L., ed. The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. Oxford University Press, 2001. Discussion of 440 Supreme Court decisions by judicial experts.

Irons, Peter H. A People's History of the Supreme Court. Viking, 1999. Surveys representative cases from the past 200 years to show the Court's effect on everyday lives; for general readers.

Jost, Kenneth, ed. The Supreme Court A to Z. Congressional Quarterly, 2003. Background on landmark cases, biographies of judges, and definitions of legal terms.

McGuire, Kevin T. Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court. McGraw-Hill, 2001. Textbook introduction to the court process.

Tushnet, Mark. A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law. Norton, 2005. A professor of constitutional law analyzes the cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Rehnquist.

Urofsky, Melvin I., ed. The Supreme Court Justices: A Biographical Dictionary. Garland Press, 1994. A fine compilation of essays profiling 107 justices, their contributions to law, and their legal philosophies.

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