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Alabama Justice The Cases and Faces That Changed a Nation /

"Unknown to many, Alabama has played a remarkable role in a number of Supreme Court rulings that continue to touch the lives of every American. In Alabama Justice: The Cases and Faces That Changed a Nation, Steven P. Brown has identified eight landmark cases that deal with religion, voting righ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Steven Preston (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A moment of silence : public school prayers and Wallace v. Jaffree (1985)
  • Compelled disclosure : freedom of association and NAACP v. Alabama (1958)
  • Heed their rising voices : the actual malice test and New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
  • Scottsboro : the right to effective counsel and Powell v. Alabama (1932)
  • Transforming Tuskegee : racial redistricting and Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960)
  • Equal protection, equal benefits : women's rights and Frontiero v. Richardson (1973)
  • One person, one vote : legislative reapportionment and Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
  • Ollie's Barbecue : the commerce clause and Katzenbach v. McClung (1964)
  • Revered and reviled : The Supreme Court legacies of John McKinley, John Archibald Campbell, and Hugo Black.