num_pages: 128
description: What exactly did James Madison have in mind when he wrote the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution? Did he intend to add a note of ambiguity, or to leave open room for discussion, or did the process of coming up with the preceding eight amendments simply wear him out? In this examination of the "unenumerated rights" amendment, Prince asks some of the same questions as he explores the origins of the Ninth Amendment, states' bills of rights during the framing period and states' ratification debates, US Supreme Court decisions, and a case-by-case review from Marvin v. Trout of 1905 to Troxel v. Granville of 2000, making sure to cover the famous Griswold v. Connecticut of 1965. Prince includes a brief explanation of the schools of interpretation and a table of cases. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
language: English
title: Purpose of the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Protecting Unenumerated Rights (Studies in Political Science
titlecomplete: Purpose of the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Protecting Unenumerated Rights (Studies in Political Science (Lewiston, N.Y.))
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr