Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This third volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2020. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, tackles the Court's rulings on core issues such as LGBT discrimination, the Electoral College, the DACA (Dreamers) program, cross-border rights, abortion regulation, Native rights, criminal justice, separation of powers, executive branch subpoenas and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in present the details of each ruling in its specific case, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, offers an analysis an analysis of the current state of ideological and interpretive divisions on the Court.weiterlesen