Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, Volumen2CQ Press, 2004 - 1341 páginas This classic reference explains everything readers need to know about the Supreme Court, from its origins and how it functions, to the people who have shaped it and the impact of its decisions on American life. The new fourth edition (revised and updated through 2003) includes recent events, cases and controversies that have molded a distinct legacy for the Rehnquist Court: from the firestorm over Bush v. Gore, the landmark gay-rights decision in Lawrence v. Texas, and the recent University of Michigan affirmative action decisions, to the rejuvenation of states rights, the Rehnquist Court has rewritten Supreme Court history. Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court covers the Court's entire history; its operations; its power in relation to other branches of government; major decisions affecting the other branches, the states, individual rights and liberties; and biographies of the justices. Appendixes provide additional information on the Court such as the Judiciary Acts of 1789 and 1925 and a list of Acts of Congress found by the Court to be unconstitutional. New cases include: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Lawrence v. Texas (2003), United States v. American Library Association Inc. (2003), Bush v. Gore (2000), Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000), Clinton v. City of New York (1998), Clinton v. Jones (1997), City of Boerne V. Flores (1997). The Guide also covers changes in Supreme Court's approach to religious freedom, the Rehnquist Court's legacy and the rejuvenation of federalism and state sovereignty. The power to investigate -- The power over internal affairs -- 5. The Court and the powers of the president : Article II -- The Commander in Chief -- The architect of foreign policy -- The president as executive -- The power to veto and to pardon -- Privilege and immunity -- The president versus the Court -- 6. The Court and judicial power : Article III -- Federal jurisdiction -- Federal judicial power -- Judicial restraint -- 7. The Court and the states -- Judicial review and the states -- The states and the economy -- The states and the individual -- The state as sovereign -- Interstate relations -- pt. III. The Court and the individual -- 8. The Court and the individual -- A narrow base, 1789-1865 -- The Civil War Amendments -- Freedom for ideas -- Political rights -- Equality before the law -- Fundamental fairness -- 9. Freedom for ideas : the First Amendment and the right to believe, to speak, to assemble, to petition, and to publish -- Freedom of speech -- Freedom of the press -- Freedom of religion -- 10. The rights of political participation -- Fair elections and the right to vote -- The right to an equal vote -- Freedom of political association -- 11. Crime and punishment -- A fair trial -- Search and seizure -- Self-incrimination -- The aid of legal counsel -- Double jeopard -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- 12. Equal rights and personal liberties -- Racial equality -- Equal protection : the alien and the poor -- Sex discrimination -- Liberty and privacy. |
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... Judiciary Commit- tee . But this effort , too , was ultimately unsuccessful when the House failed to approve the amendment . ( See box , School Prayer and Congressional Backlash , p . 525. ) In the 1980s the support of the Reagan ...
... Judiciary Commit- tee . But this effort , too , was ultimately unsuccessful when the House failed to approve the amendment . ( See box , School Prayer and Congressional Backlash , p . 525. ) In the 1980s the support of the Reagan ...
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... Judiciary Act of 1789 Congress set the number of justices , including the chief justice , at six . The Circuit Court Act of 1801 , enacted one month before President John Adams's term expired , reduced the number to five to prevent the ...
... Judiciary Act of 1789 Congress set the number of justices , including the chief justice , at six . The Circuit Court Act of 1801 , enacted one month before President John Adams's term expired , reduced the number to five to prevent the ...
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... Judiciary Act of 1789 admiralty law , 400 appellate jurisdiction , 287 , 288 circuit courts , 7 , 791 ( box ) , 844 ... Judiciary Act of 1801 , 8 , 10 , 256 congressional repeal , 766 Court size , 772 , 873 court terms , 844 federalists ...
... Judiciary Act of 1789 admiralty law , 400 appellate jurisdiction , 287 , 288 circuit courts , 7 , 791 ( box ) , 844 ... Judiciary Act of 1801 , 8 , 10 , 256 congressional repeal , 766 Court size , 772 , 873 court terms , 844 federalists ...
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PART IV | 762 |
Presidential Pressure | 804 |
The Court the Press and the Public | 814 |
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Otras 17 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
Abe Fortas administration admissions amendment American appointed associate justice attorney bank bench certiorari Charles Evans Hughes chief justice circuit court clerk commission Committee conference confirmed Congress Constitution County Court of Appeals decision Democratic dissenting district court duties Earl Warren EDUCATION election electors executive February federal filed Florida Florida Supreme Court Fortas Franklin D granted Harlan Harlan Fiske Stone homosexual House Hughes impeachment Jackson John Johnson judge judgment Judiciary jurisdiction justice by President Law School lawyers legislation legislature majority married Marshall Maryland ment nominated associate justice OFFICIAL POSITIONS opinion party person political presidential question quoted in Warren race racial Rehnquist replace reports Republican resigned retired Roosevelt ruling seat Senate served statute strict scrutiny SUPREME COURT SERVICE Taft term tice tion took judicial oath U.S. Senate U.S. Supreme Court United University Virginia Washington William William Howard Taft writ York