Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Cases and Commentaries

From Book News, Inc.
This latest edition continues the project of enhancing student understanding of civil liberties problems through a study of leading judicial decisions, primarily those of the US Supreme Court. The edited cases include Rehnquist court decisions that portend major changes in civil rights law. The format remains the same, with expanded commentaries and new cases, including some from the 1988 term of the Supreme Court. An introductory essay at the beginning of each chapter examines the political and social context in which policies are made. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Book Description
This time-honored casebook explores civil liberty problems through a study of leading judicial decisions—primarily those of the United States Supreme Court—and assesses the overall political-social context in which the formulation and implementation of civil liberties policies take place. It features new cases and commentaries to enhance understanding of rights and liberties in historical and long-range perspective.


The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
This time-honored text/casebook explores civil liberty problems through a study of leading judicial decisions -- primarily those of the United States Supreme Court -- and assesses the overall political-social context in which the formulation and implementation of civil liberties policies take place.


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This time-honored casebook explores civil liberty problems through a study of leading judicial decisions—primarily those of the United States Supreme Court—and assesses the overall political-social context in which the formulation and implementation of civil liberties policies take place. It features new cases and commentaries to enhance understanding of rights and liberties in historical and long-range perspective.


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A textbook for use in a law program. Pivoting on major cases of the US Supreme Court, describes the working of the American justice system within its political and social context. After setting out a framework for analysis, considers religious liberty; freedom of expression, assembly, and association; rights of the accused; segregation and discrimination; and gender-based discrimination, privacy in varied contexts, and the poor in court. Earlier editions appeared between 1970 and 1994; Web-based supplements will incorporate important new decisions between future editions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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