عنوان

Civil liberties and the Constitution

9780130922687 (hbk.)

0130922684 (hbk.)

91-246

انگلیسی

Civil liberties and the Constitution

: cases and commentaries

/ Lucius J. Barker ... [et al.].

9th ed.

Boston

: Longman

, c2011.

xviii, 845 p.

; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Law and courts in political-social context -- Civil liberties in the context of federalism -- Freedom of expression -- Freedom of expression in special contexts -- Freedom of the press and association -- The establishment clause -- The free exercise of religion -- The exclusionary rule and other fourth amendment controversies -- Protection against compulsory self-incrimination and the right to counsel -- Other constitutional guarantees in the criminal process : trials, sentencing, and incarceration -- The development and legal demise of racial segregation -- The rocky road of school desegregation -- The continuing significance of race : the prevalence of biases and the affirmative action controversy -- The continuing significance of race : voting and representation -- Native Americans : race and culture : promises made, promises broken -- Equal rights for women and gender-based discrimination -- Privacy and individual rights in varied contexts -- The poor in court : expanding and contracting rights -- Age, alienage, and disability discrimination.

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Civil rights-- United States, Cases

Barker, Lucius Jefferson,1928-

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