The two constitutions -- Dred Scott -- Privileges and immunities -- Due process -- Criminal process -- Equal protection for women -- Asserting federal power -- Contracts -- Free speech and corporations -- Sex -- Guns.
Summary:
"The Bill of Rights and Civil War Amendments created a triangular power struggle among state, nation, and individual. Using chronological court cases, this book examines how the Supreme Court became an arbiter between the three claimants to power, sometimes backtracking and sometimes taking a bold leap forward. Focusing on Justice Rehnquist's lengthy term on the Supreme Court, Steven T. Seitz examines the growth and emphasis of individual sovereignty throughout the twentieth century. Highlighting some of the dispositional problems with Rehnquist decisions, the book uses the sustainable case law standard instead of applauding either conservative or liberal point of view, which provides new vantage points on topics like equal protection of women, due process in several arenas, contracts, free speech, sex, and guns." --back cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.