Essential Supreme Court decisions : summaries of leading cases in U.S. constitutional law / John R. Vile.
The only reference guide to Supreme Court cases organized both topically and chronologically within chapters so that readers understand how cases fit into a historical context, the 18th edition has been updated with 20 new cases, including landmark decisions on such topics as executive powers, federalism, religious freedom, free speech, LGBTQ rights, and voting rights, among others. Updated through the end of the 2021 Supreme Court session, this book remains and indispensable resource for undergraduate and law school students, lawyers, and everyone interested in our nation's laws and Constitution.
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- ISBN: 9781538164754
- ISBN: 1538164752
- ISBN: 9781538164761
- ISBN: 1538164760
- Physical Description: xxxvii, 623 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Eighteenth edition.
- Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Article I: The Legislative Branch -- Article II: The Executive Branch -- Articles I and II: Distinct yet overlapping powers -- Article III: The Judicial Branch -- Articles IV and VI: Federalism -- Articles V and VII: Constitutional amending process and ratification of the Constitution -- Property rights -- The Bill of Rights and its application to the states -- First Amendment: Religious rights -- First Amendment: Political rights -- Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments -- Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments -- Ninth Amendment: Right to privacy and other unenumerated rights -- Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments -- Voting rights. |
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Subject: | Constitutional law > United States > Digests. |
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