Title: Creating constitutional change : clashes over power and liberty in the Supreme Court /
Authors: Ivers, Gregg; McGuire, Kevin T.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: United States.; Constitutional law United States Cases; Judicial process United States; Political questions and judicial power United States.
Abstract: "Because the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court interpret the Constitution, their decisions can create constitutional change. For quite some time, general readers interested in understanding those changes have not had access to a concise volume that explores the major decisions through which those changes occur. In order to make a wide range of decisions more comprehensible, Gregg Ivers and Kevin T. McGuire commissioned twenty-four outstanding scholars to write essays on a selected series of Supreme Court cases. Chosen for their contemporary relevance, most of the cases addressed in this informative reader are from the last half-century, extending right up through Bush v. Gore and the 2003 Michigan affirmative actions cases"--Unedited summary from paperback cover.
Contents: Judicial power -- Executive power -- Legislative power -- Federalism -- Establishment of religion -- Free exercise of religion -- Freedom of speech -- Freedom of association -- Freedom of the press -- Search and seizure -- Evidence -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Racial discrimination -- Gender discrimination.