The Supreme Court and individual rights
Joan Biskupic and Elder Witt.
- 3rd ed.
- Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly 1997.
- vii, 360 p. ill. 28 cm.
Rev. ed. of: The Supreme Court and individual rights / Elder Witt 2nd ed. 1988.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-329) and index.
The Court and the individual. A narrow base : 1789-1865 ; The Civil War Amendments ; Political rights ; Equality before the law ; Fundamental fairness--Freedom for ideas : the right to believe, to speak, to assemble, to petition, to publish, and to practice. Freedom of speech ; Freedom of the press ; Freedom of religion-- The rights of political participation. The right to vote : an expanding privilege ; The right to an equal vote ; Freedom of political association--Due process and criminal rights. A fair trial ; Search and seizure ; Self-incrimination ; The aid of legal counsel ; Double jeopardy ; Cruel and unusual punishment -- Equal rights and personal liberties. Racial equality ; Equal protection, the alien and the poor ; Sex discrimination ; Liberty and privacy.
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Civil rights--Cases.--United States United States Supreme Court.
Derechos civiles Estados Unidos Casos. Estados Unidos Tribuanl Supremo.