Constitutional category: 1750 books
The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism
From the Rehnquist to the Roberts Court
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Constitutional scholars Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman offer the most current and the first book-length study of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “new federalism” begun by the Rehnquist Court and now flourishing under Chief Justice John Roberts. Using descriptive and empirical methods in...
by Pauline Kuss
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Law - Public Law / Constitutional Law / Basic Rights, grade: noch zu erwarten, Tilburg University, language: English, abstract: Nationality can be seen as the rights to have rights and is protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However...
by Steven D. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
The government has a duty to count the number of Persons. “We The People” gave them that duty in the Constitution.
They do not have a right to compel us to waive our rights.
The Constitution authorizes a census. The first census had 4 questions (Act of March 1, 1790, ch.2, 1 Stat. 101.)
Where...
Supreme Neglect
How to Revive Constitutional Protection For Private Property
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2008
As far back as the Magna Carta in 1215, the right of private property was seen as a bulwark of the individual against the arbitrary power of the state. Indeed, common-law tradition holds that "property is the guardian of every other right." And yet, for most of the last seventy years, property rights...
by Harvard Law Review
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
The November issue is the special annual review of the U.S. Supreme Court's previous Term (2010). Each year, the issue is introduced by noteworthy and extensive contributions from recognized scholars, often cited, as well as featuring student commentary on Leading Cases of the 2010 Term. Complete...
The Safest Shield
Lectures, Speeches and Essays
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
This selection of lectures, essays and speeches by Lord Judge, nearly all written when he was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, brings together his analysis of a wide range of topics which underpin the administration of justice and the rule of law. Apart from a few personal reflections, the...
Foreign in a Domestic Sense
Puerto Rico, American Expansion, and the Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2001
In this groundbreaking study of American imperialism, leading legal scholars address the problem of the U.S. territories. Foreign in a Domestic Sense will redefine the boundaries of constitutional scholarship.
More than four million U.S. citizens currently live in five “unincorporated” U.S. territories....
Religion and the Constitution, Volume 2
Establishment and Fairness
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2008
Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should students in public schools be allowed to organize devotional Bible readings and prayers...
Snarl
In Defense of Stalled Traffic and Faulty Networks
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
Ruth A. Miller excavates a centuries-old history of nonhuman and nonbiological constitutional engagement and outlines a robust mechanical democracy that challenges existing theories of liberal and human political participation. Drawing on an eclectic set of legal, political, and automotive texts from...
by W. Cleon Skousen
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
During the 1700s, the American Founding Fathers became acutely aware that all mankind is seeking the same three things. Regardless of race, religion, or nationality, all human beings long for: freedom, prosperity, and peace.
Of course, freedom is not an individual or isolated state of being....
by W. Cleon Skousen
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
This study course was especially designed for those who realize there is something seriously wrong in America today. If the Founding Fathers were here, they would undoubtedly assure us that we can do something about it, and the solution requires three things:
1. An understanding of the Founders’...
Under the Color of Law
The Bush Administration Subversion of U.S. Constitutional and International Law in the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Under the Color of Law constitutes a full and critical scholarly commentary to the text of five key Bush administration legal memoranda formative of U.S. counterterrorism policy from 2001 to 2009. This volume is dedicated to the idea that these documents are worthy of being read and critically examined...
Is There a Right to Remain Silent?
Coercive Interrogation and the Fifth Amendment After 9/11
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
The right to remain silent, guaranteed by the famed Fifth Amendment case, Miranda v. Arizona, is perhaps one of the most easily recognized and oft-quoted constitutional rights in American culture. Yet despite its ubiquity, there is widespread misunderstanding about the right and the protections promised...
Mrs. Shipley's Ghost
The Right to Travel and Terrorist Watchlists
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Today, when a single person can turn an airplane into a guided missile, no one objects to rigorous security before flying. But can the state simply declare some people too dangerous to travel, ever and anywhere? Does the Constitution protect a fundamental right to travel? Should the mode of travel...