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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... doctrine ignored the reality that segregation was a cornerstone of a social system based on racial supremacy . The true nature of the sep- arate but equal doctrine was illustrated better by reality than by rhetoric . Spending on South ...
... doctrine . A study in 1973-74 showed that out of 4,280 fairness complaints , only 19 resulted in findings against ... doctrine moved the FCC to abandon it . In so doing , it cited Bork's point that spectrum scarcity is an inadequate ...
... doctrine , it continues to use the due process clause to establish unenumerated rights and free- doms . The right of privacy , as discussed in the following section , is a pri- mary example of modern rights development under the due ...
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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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