INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ORIGINS OF THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM
SUPREME COURT RULES, PRACTICES, AND TRADITIONS
SUPREME COURT TRIVIA
THE JAY, RUTLEDGE, AND ELLSWORTH COURTS (1789–1800)
THE MARSHALL COURT (1801–35)
THE TANEY COURT (1836–64)
THE CHASE COURT (1864–73)
THE WAITE COURT (1874–88)
THE FULLER COURT (1888–1910)
THE WHITE COURT (1910–21)
THE TAFT COURT (1921–30)
THE HUGHES COURT (1930–41)
THE STONE COURT (1941–46)
THE VINSON COURT (1946–53)
THE WARREN COURT (1953–69)
THE BURGER COURT (1969–86)
THE REHNQUIST COURT (1986–2005)
THE ROBERTS COURT (2005–PRESENT)
JUSTICES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
RESOURCES
INDEX