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 SCOTUS 2020
tackles the Court's rulings on LGBT discrimination abortion regulation subpoenas of the Trump
administration the Electoral College DACA and presidential power Native rights cross-border
rights the Second Amendment church and state separation of powers criminal justice and
more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law the chapters in SCOTUS 2020
present the details of each ruling its meaning for constitutional debate and its impact on
public policy or partisan politics. Finally SCOTUS 2020 offers an analysis of the current
state of ideological and interpretive divisions on the Court.
