The Supreme Court and the development of law : through the prism of prisoners' rights /

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Author / Creator:Smith, Christopher E., author.
Imprint:New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
©2016
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Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455249
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ISBN:9781137567635
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Summary:This text illuminates the decision-making processes of the US Supreme court through an examination of several prisoners' rights cases. In 1964, the Supreme Court declined to hear prisoners' claims about religious freedom. In 2014, the Supreme Court heard a case that led to the justices' unanimous endorsement of a Muslim prisoner's religious right to grow a beard despite objections from prison officials. In the 50-year span between those two events, the Supreme Court developed the law concerning rights for imprisoned offenders. As demonstrated in this book, the factors that shape Supreme Court decision making are well-illustrated by prisoners' rights cases.
Other form:Print version: Smith, Christopher E. Supreme Court and the development of law. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] 1137567627 9781137567628
Print version: Smith, Christopher E. Supreme Court and the development of law. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] 9781137567628
Standard no.:9781137567628
10.1057/978-1-137-56763-5.