David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Legal Studies, and Environmental Studies, Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Professor of Law, University of Minnesota and Saint Thomas School of Law, MInneapolis, Minnesota, US

‘Schultz offers a timely book on the importance, history, and uses of legal precedent, especially in Supreme Court cases. This book is especially timely because Schultz uses the Supreme Court nominations of Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to discuss the shift in precedent during the Roberts Court, especially regarding Roe v Wade prior to its post-publication overturning in June 2022. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates and general readers.’

• Contents: Introduction: The nature of legal precedent in American law 1. Jay to Vinson Courts 2. The Warren Court 3. The Burger Court 4. The Rehnquist Court 5.The Roberts Court Index

David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Legal Studies, and Environmental Studies, Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Professor of Law, University of Minnesota and Saint Thomas School of Law, MInneapolis, Minnesota, US

‘Schultz offers a timely book on the importance, history, and uses of legal precedent, especially in Supreme Court cases. This book is especially timely because Schultz uses the Supreme Court nominations of Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to discuss the shift in precedent during the Roberts Court, especially regarding Roe v Wade prior to its post-publication overturning in June 2022. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates and general readers.’

• Contents: Introduction: The nature of legal precedent in American law 1. Jay to Vinson Courts 2. The Warren Court 3. The Burger Court 4. The Rehnquist Court 5.The Roberts Court Index

David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Legal Studies, and Environmental Studies, Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Professor of Law, University of Minnesota and Saint Thomas School of Law, MInneapolis, Minnesota, US

‘Schultz offers a timely book on the importance, history, and uses of legal precedent, especially in Supreme Court cases. This book is especially timely because Schultz uses the Supreme Court nominations of Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to discuss the shift in precedent during the Roberts Court, especially regarding Roe v Wade prior to its post-publication overturning in June 2022. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates and general readers.’

• Contents: Introduction: The nature of legal precedent in American law 1. Jay to Vinson Courts 2. The Warren Court 3. The Burger Court 4. The Rehnquist Court 5.The Roberts Court Index