Constitutional category: 1750 books
The Next Justice
Repairing the Supreme Court Appointments Process
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
The Supreme Court appointments process is broken, and the timing couldn't be worse--for liberals or conservatives. The Court is just one more solid conservative justice away from an ideological sea change--a hard-right turn on an array of issues that affect every American, from abortion to environmental...
by Michael Arnheim
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
An in-depth look at the defining document of America
Want to make sense of the U.S. Constitution? This plain-English guide walks you through this revered document, explaining how the articles and amendments came to be and how they have guided legislators, judges, and presidents and sparked...
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby
Corporate Rights and Religious Liberties
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case—Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby— that has arisen as society tries to reconcile corporate rights with religious liberty. Since the Hobby Lobby’s founding, the Green family has managed their
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
Fully Revised Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
A landmark work of more than one hundred scholars, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution is a unique line-by-line analysis explaining every clause of America's founding charter and its contemporary meaning.
In this fully revised second edition, leading scholars in law, history, and public...
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First Amendment Rights: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
An Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
First Amendment Rights: An Encyclopedia provides both historical information and current, 21st-century topics in First Amendment issues. Volume 1 addresses the subject through the lens of past decisions and precedent, updated to include controversies between new social media and civil liberties....
Top Secret
When Our Government Keeps in the Dark?
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has investigated and prosecuted public employees, journalists, and the press for the dissemination of classified information relating to the national security. What is the cause of the recent tension between the government and the press? Perhaps the media...
Sexual Injustice
Supreme Court Decisions from Griswold to Roe
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Focusing on six major Supreme Court cases during the 1960s and 1970s, Marc Stein examines the generally liberal rulings on birth control, abortion, interracial marriage, and obscenity in Griswold, Eisenstadt, Roe, Loving, and Fanny Hill alongside a profoundly conservative ruling on homosexuality in...
The Supreme Court on Trial
How the American Justice System Sacrifices Innocent Defendants
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
The chief mandate of the criminal justice system is not to prosecute the guilty but to safeguard the innocent from wrongful convictions; with this startling assertion, legal scholar George Thomas launches his critique of the U.S. system and its emphasis on procedure at the expense of true justice.
Thomas...
Accountability in Extraterritoriality
A Comparative and International Law Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Nation states are increasingly asserting jurisdiction over criminal offenses that occur extraterritorially. In some instances, this can cause political tension and legal uncertainty, as the principles of jurisdiction under international law do not adequately resolve competing claims. In that context,...
by Judge Geert Corstens
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
The 'rule of law' is increasingly regarded as integral to liberal democracy, and its significance is frequently discussed by lawyers, academics, politicians and the media. But the meaning of the phrase is not always clear. What does 'the rule of law' mean exactly? And why is it so important to the...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
In Lord Sumption and the Limits of the Law, leading public law scholars reflect on the nature and limits of the judicial role and its implications for human rights protection and democracy. The starting point for this reflection is Lord Sumption's lecture, 'The Limits of the Law', which grounds a...
by Michael J. Gerhardt
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Impeachment: What Everyone Needs to Know® is the step back and deep reflection on the law of impeachment that everyone needs now. Written in an accessible and lively question-and-answer format, it offers a timely explanation of the impeachment process from its very meaning to its role in politics...
by Michael J. LaMonica
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Join Michael LaMonica, author of French Revolutions For Beginners, as he takes you on a journey through the ins and outs of an amendment that means so much more than just freedom of speech. First Amendment For Beginners will explore some of the biggest cases ever to come before the Supreme Court...
Health Care and the Charter
Legal Mobilization and Policy Change in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Since the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, individuals and organizations have increasingly turned to the courts to try to bring about policy change in areas such as health care. Health Care and the Charter explores the systematic use of Charter litigation in the...