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Author:

Savage, David G., 1950-

Title:

The Supreme Court and individual rights / David G. Savage.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

CQ Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

vii, 399 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Supreme Court.
Civil rights--United States--Cases.

Notes:

Earlier editions by Elder Witt, and Joan Biskupic. Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-364) and indexes.

Contents:

The Court and the individual. A narrow base, 1789-1865 ; The Civil War Amendments ; Freedom for ideas ; Political rights ; Equality before the law ; Fundamental fairness -- Freedom for ideas: the First Amendment and the right to believe, to speak, to assemble, to petition, and to publish. Freedom of speech ; Freedom of the press ; Freedom of religion -- The rights of political participation. Fair elections and the right to vote ; The right to an equal vote ; Freedom of political association -- Crime and punishment. A fair trial ; Search and seizure ; Self-incrimination ; The aid of legal counsel ; Double jeopardy ; Cruel and unusual punishment -- Equal rights and personal liberties. Racial equality ; Equal protection: the alien and the poor ; Sex discrimination ; Liberty and privacy -- Reference materials. Glossary of legal terms ; Sources of Supreme Court decisions ; How to read a court citation ; Supreme Court justices ; Constitution of the United States ; Selected bibliography.

ISBN:

9781568028873
1568028873

OCLC:

(OCoLC)54858904

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)