History professor Tim McNeese gives readers a clear understanding of the infamous Supreme Court decision in which all blacks, free and slave, were denied U.S. citizenship.

Plessy v. Ferguson sets the scene for the benchmark case about "Jim Crow" statutes with solid background and lively biographies of those involved.

Here is the story of the relentless legal campaign launched by the NAACP and a persistent black lawyer named Thurgood Marshall, and how it led to one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century.

Perhaps the Court's most controversial case, Roe v. Wade continues to incite debate, fuel emotions, and influence political campaigns and elections. Here is a comprehensive history of this polemical decision.

Engel v. Vitale serves as a useful primer of school prayer, an issue that remains an emotionally charged one today.

Here is the story of the Supreme Court's decision allowing courtroom privileges granted to defendants--the right to counsel, to due process, and to not witness against oneself--to be extended to the police station.

This new title familiarizes students with the landmark 1978 Supreme Court case that addressed the issue of affirmative action.

This case became the legal cornerstone of subsequent expansions of federal power.

A presidential scandal resulted in this historic Supreme Court case.

Learn about the Supreme Court's landmark death penalty ruling.