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• Author: Jack Fruchtman
• Profession: Professor of Political Science and Director of the Program in Law and American Civilization at Towson University, Maryland
• Pages: 260-267

American Constitutional History: A Brief Introduction, First Edition. Jack Fruchtman.

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Bibliography

Over the past several decades, several excellent studies have appeared

on various aspects of American constitutional history. It is possible and

practical to suggest only a few of them here. The United States

Constitution may be found in several Internet sites, chief among which

are the following: the United States Archives (www.archives.gov/

exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html), and the National

Constitution Center (constitutioncenter.org/constitution).

In addition, for all Supreme Court cases, there is the comprehensive

FindLaw site (www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html), where

cases may be searched by a litigating party or citation number. For an

excellent source for commentary, see the Scotusblog site (www.

scotusblog.com). The Brown desegregation decision is formally

listed as Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954). The

number 347 designates the volume number in U.S. Reports and 483

is the first page number in the volume. In cases decided before 1874,

another name may appear instead of “U.S.” Until that year, a court

reporter was assigned to report decisions. The repor ter’s name

became the citation. Prior to 1816 when Congress officially created

the Office of the Reporter, A.J. Dallas (usually cited as Dall.) and

then William Cranch reported Supreme Court decisions. The well‐

known Marbury case is now often cited as Marbury v. Madison 5U.S.

(1 Cranch) 137 (1803).