First among equals : the Supreme Court in American life / Kenneth W. Starr.
Starr, Kenneth, 1946-2022.
2002
KF8748 .S815 2002 (Mapit)
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Title First among equals : the Supreme Court in American life / Kenneth W. Starr.
Author Starr, Kenneth, 1946-2022.
ISBN 0446527564
9780446527569
0446691305 (pbk.)
9780446691307 (pbk.)
Publication Details New York : Warner Books, 2002.
Language English
Description xxviii, 320 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number KF8748 .S815 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification 347.73/26
Summary A study of the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court describes the personalities and philosophies that comprise this powerful branch of government, examining some of the crucial issues with which it has dealt.
Note Includes index.
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pt. 1. The Supreme Court then and now
ch. 1. Origins
ch. 2. The justices
pt. 2. The rights of "We the people"
ch. 3. Shouting fire in crowded theaters : the freedom of speech
ch. 4. Hard money and soft : the first amendment and politics
ch. 5. Religion in the public square
ch. 6. Parochial schools and public money : the neutrality principle
ch. 7. The constitutional "right" of privacy : abortion and beyond
ch. 8. Counting by race 1 : the affirmative action controversy
ch. 9. Counting by race 2 : gerrymandering and voting
ch. 10. The criminal justice revolution : excluding evidence from criminal trials
ch. 11. "You have the right to" : Miranda and the fifth amendment
pt. 3. The powers and structure of American government
ch. 12. The power to make law : the statutory conversation between Court and Congress
ch. 13. The Rehnquist Court and the Federal Republic
ch. 14. Presidents : the Court and the Executive branch
ch. 15. Bush v. Gore.

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