The Supreme Court Sourcebook

The Supreme Court Sourcebook
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Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Total Pages : 708
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ISBN-10 : 9781454838685
ISBN-13 : 145483868X
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Supreme Court Sourcebook by : Richard H. Seamon

The Supreme Court Sourcebook provides carefully selected, edited, and analyzed materials on the Court, including academic literature, historical materials, internal court documents, Court filings, and judicial opinions. The flexible organization suits a variety of courses. An online component keeps the book current and interesting, with ready-to-use materials in pending cases for advocacy and opinion-writing simulations. The combined package gives professors a turnkey solution for teaching a theoretical course (examination of the Supreme Court as an institution), a hands-on course (simulations of oral argument and opinion writing in pending cases), or any custom combination in between. All of the authors have significant Supreme Court experience: Seamon served with now Chief Justice John Roberts in the Office of the U.S. Solicitor General, representing the U.S. in cases before the Court; Siegel clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens; Thai clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens and Justice Byron R. White; and Watts clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens. Features: carefully selected, edited, and analyzed materials academic literature historical materials judicial opinions litigation papers internal court documents online component keeps the book current and interesting supplies ready-to-use packages of materials uses pending cases for advocacy and opinion-writing simulations flexible organization provides a turnkey solution for a variety of courses a theoretical course (examination of the Supreme Court as an institution) a hands-on course (simulations of oral argument and opinion writing in pending cases) any custom combination vast author experience working for and appearing before the Supreme Court Seamon served with now Chief Justice John Roberts in the Office of the U.S. Solicitor General, representing the U.S. in cases before the Court Siegel clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens Thai clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens and Justice Byron R. White Watts clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens

Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court

Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 0847697118
ISBN-13 : 9780847697113
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court by : Terry Eastland

In Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court, Terry Eastland brings together the Court's leading First Amendment cases, some 60 in all, starting with Schenck v. United States (1919) and ending with Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1998). Complete with a comprehensive introduction, pertinent indices and a useful bibliography, Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court offers the general and specialized reader alike a thorough treatment of the Court's understanding on the First Amendment's speech, press, assembly, and petition clauses.

Sourcebook of United States Executive Agencies

Sourcebook of United States Executive Agencies
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 016094810X
ISBN-13 : 9780160948107
Rating : 4/5 (0X Downloads)

Synopsis Sourcebook of United States Executive Agencies by : Jennifer L Selin, David E. Lewis

Indian Tribes as Sovereign Governments

Indian Tribes as Sovereign Governments
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Publisher : American Indian Lawyer Training Program
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015042932296
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Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Indian Tribes as Sovereign Governments by : Charles F. Wilkinson

The Young Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

The Young Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0195078772
ISBN-13 : 9780195078770
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Young Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States by : John J. Patrick

An introduction to the Supreme Court, using the device of alphabetically listing and explaining its decisions, justices, concepts, legal terms, practices, and issues.

Juvenile Justice Sourcebook

Juvenile Justice Sourcebook
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 706
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ISBN-10 : 9780199324613
ISBN-13 : 0199324611
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Juvenile Justice Sourcebook by : Wesley T. Church

Revised editon of: Juvenile justice sourcebook: past, present, and future / [edited by] Albert R. Roberts.

Campaign Finance Reform

Campaign Finance Reform
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Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages : 500
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ISBN-10 : 0815715811
ISBN-13 : 9780815715818
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Campaign Finance Reform by : Anthony Corrado

A collection of documents and analysis focuses on the statutory, legal, and administrative dimensions of campaign financing, its regulation, and the potential for reform.

Most Dangerous Branch

Most Dangerous Branch
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9780773526143
ISBN-13 : 0773526145
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Most Dangerous Branch by : Robert Martin

Judges on the Supreme Court of Canada are guided by reason and principle - or so most Canadians think. In The Most Dangerous Branch Robert Martin argues that the court has changed from acting on principles to acting on values, allowing it to impose its own personal preferences. As judges are not elected, Martin argues, they should not be permitted to set the social agenda, amend legislation, amend the constitution, or attack democracy and democratic institutions.The Most Dangerous Branch shows that the Supreme Court has done exactly this in dealing with abortion, assisted suicide, homosexuality, and Quebec secession through decisions that were guided not by reasoned understanding of the principles of law but by the values of judges - values they, as unelected representatives of the Canadian state, had no right to impose. Martin shows that Supreme Court judges have adopted an orthodoxy of moral relativism and identity politics that he likens to a secular state religion. This orthodoxy denies the possibility of objectivity about human endeavour and regards social reality as "constructed." While purporting to be concerned with the plight of the oppressed, it is actually based on profound condescension. Martin believes that the "theocracy" which dominates the Supreme Court of Canada is subverting democracy and the rule of law. In The Most Dangerous Branch he calls on Canadians to take back their country.