Lochner v. New York, 198 US 45 (1905) : public health and the constitutionally protected right of contract between an employer and employees -- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, 489 U.S. 189 (1989) : liberty and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment -- New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144 (1992) : wither the social contract? -- FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, 529 U.S 98 (2000) : FDA uses the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FDCA) of 1938 to claim regulatory authority over tobacco products -- United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000) : legal formalism versus human rights, federal civil remedies and the victims of gender-motivated violence.
Summary:
"In this book, T. Patrick Hill argues that the Supreme Court has an overriding obligation to ground its judicial review responsibilities not only in the Constitution but also in ethics, understood as the Constitution's ultimate justification"-- Provided by the publisher.
Series:
The Fairleigh Dickinson University press series in law, culture, and the humanities
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