The pursuit of justice : Supreme Court decisions that shaped America / Kermit L. Hall & John J. Patrick.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.

1st edition

77623

United States. -- Supreme Court.

Constitutional law -- Cases. -- United States.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. The rise of judicial review

The National Bank and federalism

Steamboats, states' rights, and the powers of Congress

Denying an appeal for freedom

Civil liberties and the Civil War

Separate but not equal

The rights of labor and the rights of women

The latitude and limits of free speech

Affirming the new deal

The flag-salute cases

Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II

A decision to limit presidential power

Public school desegregation

Establishing equality in voting and representation

Freedom of the press in a free society

Finding a right to privacy

The right to remain silent

Freedom of speech in public schools

Standards for interpreting the establishment clause

Abortion, privacy, and values in conflict

Presidential immunity and the Watergate crisis

Affirmative action and the boundaries of discrimination

The judicial path to the White House.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780195311891

253 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm