Great Cases in Constitutional LawRobert P. George Princeton University Press, 2016 M03 4 - 216 páginas Slavery, segregation, abortion, workers' rights, the power of the courts. These issues have been at the heart of the greatest constitutional controversies in American history. And in this concise and thought-provoking volume, some of today's most distinguished legal scholars and commentators explain for a general audience how five landmark Supreme Court cases centered on those controversies shaped the country's destiny and continue to affect us even now. The book is a profound exploration of the Supreme Court's importance to America's social and political life. It is also, as many of the contributors show, an intriguing reflection of what some have seen as an important trend in legal scholarship away from an uncritical belief in the essentially benign nature of judicial power. |
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... segregation in American public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Segregation in schools and other public institutions had long been practiced throughout the southern states and in certain other ...
... segregation, particularly on the self-esteem and academic performance of black youngsters. Many commentators, both at the time of the decision and over the years since, have criticized the Court's reliance on this evidence. It is not ...
... Segregation,” in Austin Sarat (ed.), Race, Law, and Culture: Reflections on Brown v. Board of Education (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 91-109. 5. The Brown decision was, to be sure, not so popular among white southerners of ...
... segregation to be unconstitutional. The Court then held that states had to desegregate their schools “with all deliberate speed.” Responding to a lawsuit and orders from lower federal courts, the school board in Little Rock developed a ...
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Marbury v Madison | |
CHAPTER THREE Dred Scott v Sandford and Its Legacy | |
Dred Scott v Sandford | |
CHAPTER FIVE Lochner v New York and the Cast of Our Laws | |
Lochner v New York | |
CHAPTER SEVEN Brown v Board of Education and Originalism | |
Brown v Board of Education | |
Speaking the Unspeakable | |
Roe v Wade | |
Index | |