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The pursuit of justice : Supreme court decisions that shaped America
Publication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2006Description: 253pISBN:- 9780195311891
- 340.115000Â HAL
Contents:
Contents:
Introduction: The Supreme Court as a Mirror of America 6;
Chapter 1: The Rise of Judicial Review Marbury v. Madison (1803) 14;
Chapter 2: The National Bank and Federalism McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) 25;
Chapter 3: Steamboats, States’ Rights, and the Power of Congress Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) 34;
Chapter 4: Denying an Appeal for Freedom Scott v. Sandford (1856) 42;
Chapter 5: Civil Liberties and the Civil War Ex parte Milligan (1866) 51;
Chapter 6: Separate But Not Equal Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 59;
Chapter 7: The Rights of Labor and the Rights of Women Lochner v. New York (1905) and Muller v. Oregon (1908) 67;
Chapter 8: The Latitude and Limits of Free Speech First Free Speech Cases: Schenck v. United States (1919) and Abrams v. United States (1919) 77;
Chapter 9: Affirming the New Deal West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1936) 85;
Chapter 10: The Flag-Salute Cases Flag Salute Cases: Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) and West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette (1943) 95;
Chapter 11: Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II Japanese-American Internment Cases: Hirabayashi v. United States (1943), Korematsu v.
United States (1944), and Ex parte Endo (1944)104;
Chapter 12: A Decision to Limit Presidential Power Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) 113;
Chapter 13: Public School Desegregation School Desegregation Cases: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), Brown v. Board of Education II (1955), and Cooper v. Aaron (1958) 121;
Chapter 14: Establishing Equality in Voting and Representation One Person One Vote Cases: Baker v. Carr (1961) and Reynolds v. Simms (1963) 134;
Chapter 15: Freedom of the Press in a Free Society New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) 141;
Chapter 16: Finding a Right to Privacy Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 150;
Chapter 17: The Right to Remain Silent Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 158;
Chapter 18: Freedom of Speech in Public Schools Tinker v. Des Moines Ind. Comm. School Dist. (1969) 165;
Chapter 19: Standards for Interpreting the Establishment Clause Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) 172;
Chapter 20: Abortion, Privacy, and Values in Conflict Roe v. Wade (1971) 179;
Chapter 21: Presidential Immunity and the Watergate Crisis United States v. Nixon (1974) 192;
Chapter 22: Affirmative Action and the Boundaries of Discrimination Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1977) 203;
Chapter 23: The Judicial Path to the White House Bush v. Gore (2000) 213;
Epilogue: We are all Slaves of the law 224;
Appendix: An annotated list of important supreme court decisions 228;
Further reading 244;
Websites 247;
Index 248.
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Contents:
Introduction: The Supreme Court as a Mirror of America 6;
Chapter 1: The Rise of Judicial Review Marbury v. Madison (1803) 14;
Chapter 2: The National Bank and Federalism McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) 25;
Chapter 3: Steamboats, States’ Rights, and the Power of Congress Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) 34;
Chapter 4: Denying an Appeal for Freedom Scott v. Sandford (1856) 42;
Chapter 5: Civil Liberties and the Civil War Ex parte Milligan (1866) 51;
Chapter 6: Separate But Not Equal Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 59;
Chapter 7: The Rights of Labor and the Rights of Women Lochner v. New York (1905) and Muller v. Oregon (1908) 67;
Chapter 8: The Latitude and Limits of Free Speech First Free Speech Cases: Schenck v. United States (1919) and Abrams v. United States (1919) 77;
Chapter 9: Affirming the New Deal West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1936) 85;
Chapter 10: The Flag-Salute Cases Flag Salute Cases: Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) and West Virginia State Board of Ed. v. Barnette (1943) 95;
Chapter 11: Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II Japanese-American Internment Cases: Hirabayashi v. United States (1943), Korematsu v.
United States (1944), and Ex parte Endo (1944)104;
Chapter 12: A Decision to Limit Presidential Power Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) 113;
Chapter 13: Public School Desegregation School Desegregation Cases: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), Brown v. Board of Education II (1955), and Cooper v. Aaron (1958) 121;
Chapter 14: Establishing Equality in Voting and Representation One Person One Vote Cases: Baker v. Carr (1961) and Reynolds v. Simms (1963) 134;
Chapter 15: Freedom of the Press in a Free Society New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) 141;
Chapter 16: Finding a Right to Privacy Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 150;
Chapter 17: The Right to Remain Silent Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 158;
Chapter 18: Freedom of Speech in Public Schools Tinker v. Des Moines Ind. Comm. School Dist. (1969) 165;
Chapter 19: Standards for Interpreting the Establishment Clause Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) 172;
Chapter 20: Abortion, Privacy, and Values in Conflict Roe v. Wade (1971) 179;
Chapter 21: Presidential Immunity and the Watergate Crisis United States v. Nixon (1974) 192;
Chapter 22: Affirmative Action and the Boundaries of Discrimination Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1977) 203;
Chapter 23: The Judicial Path to the White House Bush v. Gore (2000) 213;
Epilogue: We are all Slaves of the law 224;
Appendix: An annotated list of important supreme court decisions 228;
Further reading 244;
Websites 247;
Index 248.