The Supreme Court and civil liberties policy

Summary: Richard Cortner provides in-depth studies of six recent Supreme Court cases focusing on the nationalization of the Bill of Rights, free expression, criminal procedures, church-state relations, and equal protection. Unlike the typical casebook in constitutional law which consists chiefly of excerpts from Supreme Court decisions introduced by brief editorial comments, this text provides extensive background for each case.

Record details

ISBN: 0874843367
ISBN: 9780874843361
Physical Description: print
viii, 225 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palo Alto, Calif. : Mayfield Pub. Co., 1975.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

The nationalization of the Bill of Rights -- and beyond. Jury trials and the law in Plaquemines Parish: Gary Duncan's case; The cases of the pseudonumous women: the abortion cases -- The revolution in criminal procedure and its aftermath: the case of searches and seizures. The case of the Babbling Burglar: Chimel v. California -- The Supreme Court and freedom of expression policy. Must expletives be deleted? The fuck the draft case -- Religion and the state. The good guys in the black hats: religious liberty and the Amish in Wisconsin -- Equality and the court. The case of the chauvinists in blue: Frontiero v. Richardson.