The 1979 edition is cited in BCL3. A comprehensive reference detailing the origins and development of the Court and the Court in relation to the federal system, the individual, external pressures. Operations and procedures (and their evolution) are explain. A separate section provides material about the justices in general and biographical sketches each one. Some 400 major decisions are summarized, nine documents and texts are included along with appendices of relevant data. Indexed by case as well as subject. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).