CRJU 8710: Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice: Home

For books on the history of a specific Court, search GILFind, the online catalog, using the name of the Court as a keyword with history.  For example: 

• Warren Court history
• Burger Court history
• Roberts Court history

Short list of books on the history of the Supreme Court:

• The U. S. Supreme Court a very short introduction
• A constitutional history of the U.S. Supreme Court

• Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court

To find books about a Supreme Court Justice, do a keyword search in GILFind, the online catalog, using the justice's name as a keyword with biography. Here are a few examples:

• Sonia Sotomayor: the true American dream
• John G. Roberts, Jr. : chief justice
• Judging Thomas: the life and times of Clarence Thomas
• My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

You can also search for books on the history of Supreme Court Justices for more biographical information. Keyword example: supreme court justices

• "The Supremes" : an introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court Justices
• Biographical encyclopedia of the Supreme Court: the lives and legal philosophies of the justices