The supreme court in american society serves as a powerful reminder of how important the court has been to american life, how central a role it has played in interpreting the rule of law against a constantly evolving social order, and how much it has mirrored the controversies, debates, and political struggles of american history. Equal justice under law, the supreme court in americanlife. Sixteen marble columns at the main west entrance support the portico. Board of education in 1954 and the fight to implement itand its implications for affirmative action and black poverty today. The book showed me so much about the history of black americans.
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