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Supreme Court drama : cases that changed America / Daniel E. Brannen & Richard Clay Hanes ; Elizabeth M. Shaw, editor.

by Brannen, Daniel E.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Detroit : U.X.L., c2001Description: 4 v. (1xxxvii, 1110, clxii p.) : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0787648779 (set); 0787648795 (v. 1); 0787648795 (v. 2); 0787648809 (v. 3); 0787648817 (v. 4).Subject(s): Constitutional law -- United States -- Cases -- Juvenile literature | Constitutional law -- United States -- Cases | United States. Supreme Court -- Juvenile literature | United States. Supreme Court
Contents:
v. 1: Freedom of assembly and association -- Freedom of the press -- Freedom of religion and the Establishment Clause -- Freedom of speech -- Right to privacy -- v. 2: Capital punishment -- Criminal law and procedure -- Family law -- Juries -- Juvenile law and justice -- Search and seizure -- vo. 3: Affirmative action -- Assisted suicide and the right to die -- Civil rights and equal protection -- Gender discrimination -- Reproductive rights -- Rights of immigrants, gays, and the disabled -- Voting rights -- v. 4: Business law -- Federal powers and separation [sic] of powers -- Federalism and state powers -- Labor and labor practices -- Military law -- Native Americans -- Taxation.
Summary: This 4-vol. source provides exciting details on key events, people and outcomes of 150 major Supreme Court decisions that have had a significant impact on American society. Case entries are three to five pages in length and describe events leading up to the case, key moments in the case, and the impact and significance of the decision.
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R 344.73 ACA Academic freedom / R 344.73 FRE Freedom of religion / R 347.73 BRA Supreme Court drama : R 347.73 BRA Supreme Court drama : R 347.73 BRA Supreme Court drama : R 347.73 BRA Supreme Court drama : R 349.73 GALE Gale encyclopedia of everyday law /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1: Freedom of assembly and association -- Freedom of the press -- Freedom of religion and the Establishment Clause -- Freedom of speech -- Right to privacy -- v. 2: Capital punishment -- Criminal law and procedure -- Family law -- Juries -- Juvenile law and justice -- Search and seizure -- vo. 3: Affirmative action -- Assisted suicide and the right to die -- Civil rights and equal protection -- Gender discrimination -- Reproductive rights -- Rights of immigrants, gays, and the disabled -- Voting rights -- v. 4: Business law -- Federal powers and separation [sic] of powers -- Federalism and state powers -- Labor and labor practices -- Military law -- Native Americans -- Taxation.

This 4-vol. source provides exciting details on key events, people and outcomes of 150 major Supreme Court decisions that have had a significant impact on American society. Case entries are three to five pages in length and describe events leading up to the case, key moments in the case, and the impact and significance of the decision.

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