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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... denied a fundamental right . If the restriction on truck advertising had been raised a quarter of a century later , it likely would have been struck down on grounds that it selectively denied freedom of speech to some persons and ...
... denied urban voters equal protection of the laws . In Shapiro v . Thompson ( 1969 ) , it assessed whether a state's welfare eligibility requi- rements denied equal protection to indigent persons . At issue was whether a one - year ...
... denied state funds to educate children of illegal aliens . Although the Court acknowledged that education is not a right established by the Constitution , it noted that it also was not a mere benefit indistinguishable from other forms ...
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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