Rights, Liberties, and Justice: constitutional Law For a Changing America - Brossura

Epstein, Lee; Walk, Thomas G.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1452226741 ISBN 13: 9781452226743

Casa editrice: Cq Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Known for fastidious revising and streamlining, the authors account for the latest scholarship in the field and offer rock-solid analysis of recent landmark cases, including as all the important opinions handed down through 2011. Building on the successes of the 7th edition, the book's clean layout and design clearly distinguishes between commentary and opinion excerpts. Not only does the design make the book an easier read for students, it effectively showcases photos, justice biographies, and the "Aftermath" and "Global Perspective" sidebars. And based on positive user feedback, the authors have added even more Aftermath boxes in this new edition.

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L'autore:

Lee Epstein is Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. A recipient of 12 grants from the National Science Foundation for her work on law and legal institutions, Epstein has authored or co-authored over 100 articles and essays, as well as 15 books, including The Choices Justices Make (co-authored with Jack Knight), which won the Pritchett Award for the Best Book on Law and Courts and the Lasting Contribution Award for making a “lasting impression on the field of law and courts.” The Constitutional Law for a Changing America series (co-authored with Thomas G. Walker) received the Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. Her most recent books are The Behavior of Federal Judges, with William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner, and An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research, with Andrew D. Martin.

Contenuti:

Chronological Table of Cases
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
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: Libel, Obscenity, and Emerging Areas of Government Concern
8. The First Amendment and the Internet
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
Reference Material
Constitution of the United States
Federalist Paper, No. 78
U.S. Presidents
Thumbnail Sketch of the Supreme Court’s History
The Justices
Natural Courts
Supreme Court Calendar
Briefing Supreme Court Cases
Glossary
Online Case Archive Index
Subject Index
Case Index
Image Credits
About the Authors

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cq Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1452226741
• ISBN 13: 9781452226743
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 841