Landmark Supreme Court Cases: A Reference GuideThis needed resource, written specifically for students and general readers, provides accessible discussions of 74 landmark Supreme Court cases that will help students understand the cases and their importance in American history. Cases selected for this work are those in which the Supreme Court's decisions have had a profound impact on society and the future and a meaning that transcends the impact on the immediate parties. In his own words, Donald Lively, Dean of Florida Coastal School of Law, discusses the facts, background, and significance of each landmark case so that students will be able to easily understand it. Each case features a fact box for quick reference succinctly identifying the issue, year of decision, outcome, vote, and author of the opinion. The narrative discussion of each case puts it in historical perspective, examines the background and constitutional issue involved, the case itself, why it is a landmark case, and its significance and impact. A short bibliography directs readers to a more in-depth discussion of the case and issue. |
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... Congress might well have had reason to question the state's purpose . Noting the " specially informed legislative competence " of Congress regarding the subject , the Court deferred to Congress's judgment . Turning to whether the Voting ...
... Congress had no power to regulate . In response , Gibbons maintained that he was trading in interstate commerce , which Congress had exclusive power to regulate . Ogden initially was successful in obtaining an injunction from a New York ...
... Congress's power to enforce these amendments that had redefined the union . In reviewing Congress's authority to enforce the Thirteenth Amendment , the Court determined that the power to enforce the constitutional prohi- bition against ...
Contents
Power to Regulate or Affect the National Economy | 43 |
State Police Power and the Dormant Commerce Clause | 55 |
Federal Preemption of State Law | 67 |
Copyright | |
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