The Supreme Court and The Constitution: Readings in American Constitutional History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393954374 ISBN 13: 9780393954371

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984

Synopsis

Widely used in courses in American constitutional history and constitutional law, this casebook is designed to acquaint the student with the Supreme Court's role in American constitutional development.

The new Third Edition covers cases down to the present, including important decisions on racial discrimination, privacy, the rights of women, the "new equal protection" and the welfare state, and executive power.

The cases, selected for their long-standing significance for constitutional law, are arranged in chronological fashion and further subdivided into pertinent topical categories. Headnotes for each case are designed to familiarize the reader with the historical and constitutional context, the factual background, and the relationship of the case to prior and subsequent ones.

While the cases are, of course, edited, generous extracts are provided so that the reader may more fully understand the legal, political, social, and economical considerations employed in a judicial decision. Where appropriate, portions of dissenting opinions are included. Emphasis is on cases which best depict the Supreme Court's role in the making of public policy, particularly those Supreme Court decisions that have served as an instrument for reform and change.

About this title

About the Author:

Stanley I. Kutler is E. Gordon Fox Professor of American Institutions at the University of Wisconsin and author of several books on American constitutional history.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0393954374
• ISBN 13: 9780393954371
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 784
• Editor: Kutler Stanley I.