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The Bill of Rights in modern America

Author: David J Bodenhamer; James W Ely, Jr.
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:  Print book : State or province government publication : English : Rev. and expandedView all editions and formats
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Captures the noisy and potentially defining national debate about the nature and extent of our individual rights. This book presents discussions of twelve distinguished legal scholars on the history  Read more...

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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David J Bodenhamer; James W Ely, Jr.
ISBN: 9780253351593 0253351596 9780253219916 0253219914 9780253312235 025331223X
OCLC Number: 175286419
Description: xii, 322 pages ; 25 cm
Contents: Rights consciousness in American history / Daniel T. Rodgers --
The explosion and erosion of rights / Gary L. McDowell --
The First Amendment and the freedom to differ / Suzanna Sherry --
Church and state : the religion clauses / Melvin I. Urofsky --
Public safety and the right to bear arms / Robert J. Cottrol and Raymond T. Diamond --
The enigmatic place of property rights in modern constitutional thought / James W. Ely, Jr --
Reversing the revolution : rights of the accused in a conservative age / David J. Bodenhamer --
Police practices and the bill of rights / Laurence A. Benner and Michal R. Belknap --
The "cruel and unusual punishment" clause: a limit on the power to punish or constitutional rhetoric? / Joseph L. Hoffmann --
Equal protection and affirmative action / Herman Belz --
The right to privacy / Ken I. Kersch --
Second wind for the state Bill of Rights / Randall T. Shepard.
Responsibility: edited by David J. Bodenhamer and James W. Ely, Jr.
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"Knowledgably compiled and expertly edited ... a great masterpiece of discussion for any group."October 2008 * The Midwestern Book Review *

 
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