1. establishment of the federal court system (1787-1791) / Wythe W. Holt, Jr.
2. earliest years (1790-1801) : laying foundations / Maeva Marcus
3. Marshall court (1801-1835) : law, politics, and the emergence of the federal judiciary / Charles F. Hobson
4. Taney court (1836-1864) : the jurisprudence of slavery and the crisis of the Union / Paul Finkelman
5. Chase court (1864-1873) : cautious reconstruction / Michael Vorenberg
6. Waite court (1874-1888) : the collapse of reconstruction and the transition to conservative constitutionalism / Howard Gillman
7. Fuller court (1888-1910 ) : property and liberty / Linda Przybyszewski
8. White court (1910-1921) : a progressive court? / William E. Forbath
9. Taft court (1921-1930) : groping for modernity / Melvin I. Urofsky
10. Hughes court (1930-1941) : evolution and revolution / William G. Ross
11. Stone and Vinson courts (1941-1953) : transition and transformation / William M. Wiecek
12. Warren court (1954-1968) : procedural liberalism and personal freedom / Mark Tushnet
13. Burger court (1969-1986) : once more in transition / Keith E. Whittington
14. Rehnquist court (1986- ) : radical revision of American constitutional law / Stephen E. Gottlieb
15. First appearances : the material setting and culture of the early Supreme Court / Katherine Fischer Taylor
16. Advocacy before the Supreme Court : 1791 to the present / David C. Frederick
17. Supreme Court and popular culture : image and projection / Norman L. Rosenberg
18. Supreme Court and election returns / Lucas A. (Scot) Powe, Jr.
App. A. Supreme Court personnel : 1789 to the present
App. B. Supreme Court justices, 1789-2004 : biographical information
App. C. Supreme Court's budget : 1790 to the present.