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Justia Free Resources: The Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center

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The Court has defined the scope of individual liberties under the Constitution, determined the limits of government power, and interpreted federal laws in areas such as employment, immigration, and the environment. Supreme Court has played a key role in shaping American life.

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Best law books: the ultimate reading list for legal professionals

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You’ll finish this book feeling astounded by how discrimination seeps into state and federal laws. Reagan walks readers through the mid-19th century through 1973, concentrating on the policing and criminalization of abortion and its impact on millions of women. government played in keeping America segregated.