The Supreme Court and individual rights /
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| Author / Creator: | Biskupic, Joan. |
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, c1997. |
| Description: | vii, 360 p. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2474770 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. The Court and the Individual. A Narrow Base: 1789-1865. The Civil War Amendments. Political Rights. Equality Before the Law. Fundamental Fairness
- Ch. 2. Freedom for Ideas: The Right to Believe, to Speak, to Assemble, to Petition, to Publish, and to Practice. Freedom of Speech. Freedom of the Press. Freedom of Religion
- Ch. 3. The Rights of Political Participation. The Right to Vote: An Expanding Privilege. The Right to an Equal Vote. Freedom of Political Association
- Ch. 4. Due Process and Criminal Rights. A Fair Trial. Search and Seizure. Self-Incrimination. The Aid of Legal Counsel. Double Jeopardy. Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Ch. 5. Equal Rights and Personal Liberties. Racial Equality. Equal Protection, the Alien and the Poor. Sex Discrimination. Liberty and Privacy. Sources of Supreme Court Decisions
- How to Read a Court Citation
- Supreme Court Justices
- Constitution of the United States.
