Bibliograph

The Supreme Court and individual rights, David G. Savage

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The Supreme Court and individual rights, David G. Savage

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-364), glossary and indexes

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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photographsportraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Supreme Court and individual rights

Nature of contents

dictionarieslegal cases and notesbibliography

Responsibility statement

David G. Savage

Table Of Contents

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 -- 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 -- The rights of political participation: Fair elections and the right to vote -- The right to an equal vote -- Freedom of political association -- Crime and punishment: 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 -- Reference materials: Glossary of legal terms -- Sources of Supreme Court decisions -- How to read a court citation -- Supreme Court justices -- Constitution of the United States -- Selected bibliography

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