Constitutional law for a changing America, rights, liberties, and justice
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Constitutional law for a changing America, rights, liberties, and justice
CQ Press, c2010
7th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
Political factors influence judicial decisions. Arguments and input from lawyers and interest groups, the ebb and flow of public opinion, and especially the ideological and behavioral inclinations of the justices all combine to influence the development of constitutional doctrine. Constitutional Law for a Changing America draws on political science as well as legal studies to analyze and excerpt cases.
With meticulous revising and updating throughout, Epstein and Walker streamline material while accounting for recent landmark cases and new scholarship. This seventh edition features two important improvements:
- a completely revamped interior layout and design that clearly delineates between commentary and opinion excerpts while more effectively showcasing photos, justice biographies, and the "Aftermath" and "Global Perspective" sidebars.
- the case commentary not only details the case "Facts" but now includes an "Arguments" section that details the attorneys' arguments for each side, leading to more focused and effective reading of the case.
Cases new to this edition of Rights, Liberties, and Justice include Morse v. Frederick (2007), United States v. Williams (2008), Arizona v. Grant (2009), Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding (2009), Herring v. United States (2009), Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007), Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education (2007), and Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (2008).
Table of Contents
I. THE SUPREME COURT AND THE CONSTITUTION
1. Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court
2. The Judiciary: Institutional Powers and Constraints
3. Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
II. CIVIL LIBERTIES
4. Religion: Exercise and Establishment
5. Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and Association
6. Freedom of the Press
7. The Boundaries of Free Expression: Obscenity and Libel
8. The First Amendment and New Media
9. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
10. The Right to Privacy
III. THE RIGHTS OF THE CRIMINALLY ACCUSED
11. Investigations and Evidence
12. Attorneys, Trials, and Punishments
IV. CIVIL RIGHTS
13. Discrimination
14. Voting and Representation
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