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Languages : en
Pages : 38
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United States of America V. Staggs
Author: United States of America Vs. Standard Oil Company, and Others
Author: United States. Circuit Court (8th Circuit)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 538
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51 Imperfect Solutions
Author: Judge Jeffrey S. SuttonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190866063
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
When we think of constitutional law, we invariably think of the United States Supreme Court and the federal court system. Yet much of our constitutional law is not made at the federal level. In 51 Imperfect Solutions, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton argues that American Constitutional Law should account for the role of the state courts and state constitutions, together with the federal courts and the federal constitution, in protecting individual liberties. The book tells four stories that arise in four different areas of constitutional law: equal protection; criminal procedure; privacy; and free speech and free exercise of religion. Traditional accounts of these bedrock debates about the relationship of the individual to the state focus on decisions of the United States Supreme Court. But these explanations tell just part of the story. The book corrects this omission by looking at each issue-and some others as well-through the lens of many constitutions, not one constitution; of many courts, not one court; and of all American judges, not federal or state judges. Taken together, the stories reveal a remarkably complex, nuanced, ever-changing federalist system, one that ought to make lawyers and litigants pause before reflexively assuming that the United States Supreme Court alone has all of the answers to the most vexing constitutional questions. If there is a central conviction of the book, it's that an underappreciation of state constitutional law has hurt state and federal law and has undermined the appropriate balance between state and federal courts in protecting individual liberty. In trying to correct this imbalance, the book also offers several ideas for reform.
American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court
Author: David E. WilkinsPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292774001
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
"Like the miner's canary, the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poison gas in our political atmosphere; and our treatment of Indians, even more than our treatment of other minorities, reflects the rise and fall in our democratic faith," wrote Felix S. Cohen, an early expert in Indian legal affairs. In this book, David Wilkins charts the "fall in our democratic faith" through fifteen landmark cases in which the Supreme Court significantly curtailed Indian rights. He offers compelling evidence that Supreme Court justices selectively used precedents and facts, both historical and contemporary, to arrive at decisions that have undermined tribal sovereignty, legitimated massive tribal land losses, sanctioned the diminishment of Indian religious rights, and curtailed other rights as well. These case studies—and their implications for all minority groups—make important and troubling reading at a time when the Supreme Court is at the vortex of political and moral developments that are redefining the nature of American government, transforming the relationship between the legal and political branches, and altering the very meaning of federalism.
United States Digest
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
United States Reports
Author: United States. Supreme CourtPublisher:
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Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 1226
Book Description
Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
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Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
March, September, and December issues include index digests, and June issue includes cumulative tables and index digest.
Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States
Author: United States. Supreme CourtPublisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1508
Book Description
Annual Report of the Attorney General of the State of Michigan
Author: Michigan. Attorney General's OfficePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Annual Report of the Attorney General of the State of Michigan for the Year Ending
Author: Michigan. Department of Attorney GeneralPublisher:
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Category : Attorneys general's opinions
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description