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We Dissent : Talking Back to the Rehnquist Court, Eight Cases That Subverted Civil Liberties and Civil Rights.
The lawyers and legal commentators who contribute to We Dissent unanimously agree that during Chief Justice William Rehnquist's nineteen-year tenure, the Supreme Court failed to adequately protect civil liberties and civil rights. This is evident in majority opinions written for numerous cases...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction; 1 Alden v. Maine: Sovereign Immunity--A Vestige of Monarchy Inconsistent with Democratic Values; 2 Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes: Betraying Freedom of Political Expression and Undermining Democracy; 3 Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye: The Supreme Court's "Intent Doctrine"--Undermining Viable Discrimination Claims and Remedies for People of Color; 4 United States v. Whren: The Fourth Amendment Problem with Pretextual Traffic Stops.
- 5 County Of Sacramento v. Lewis: Protecting Life and Liberty Under the Constitution--Reckless Indifference to Life Does Not Shock the Conscience of the Supreme Court6 Chavez v. Martinez: The Court Fails to Hold That Interrogation by Means of Torture Is Unconstitutional; 7 Saucier v. Katz: Qualified Immunity as a Doctrine of Dilution of Constitutional Rights; 8 Strickland v. Washington: Gutting Gideon and Providing Cover for Incompetent Counsel; Note to the Reader Regarding Legal Citations; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.