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Justice Rehnquist, the Supreme Court, and the Bill of Rights

Steven T. Seitz

The Bill of Rights and Civil War Amendments created a triangular power struggle among state, nation and individual. Using chronological court cases, this book examines how the Supreme Court became arbiter among the three claimants to power, sometimes backtracking and sometimes taking a bold leap forward. Focusing on Justice Rehnquist’s lengthy term on the Supreme Court, Steven T. Seitz examines the growth and emphasis of individual sovereignty throughout the twentieth century. Highlighting some of the dispositional problems with Rehnquist decisions, the book uses the sustainable case law standard instead of applauding either conservative or liberal point of view which provides new vantage points on topics like equal protection of women, due process in several arenas, contracts, free speech, sex, and guns.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 294 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-1-4985-6885-2 • Hardback • July 2020 • $129.00 • (£99.00)
978-1-4985-6887-6 • Paperback • December 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)
978-1-4985-6886-9 • eBook • July 2020 • $42.50 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Law / Constitutional, Law / Jurisprudence, Political Science / American Government / Judicial Branch
Steven T. Seitz is associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois.
Chapter 1: The Two Constitutions

Chapter 2: Dred Scott

Chapter 3: Privileges and Immunities

Chapter 4: Due Process

Chapter 5: Criminal Process

Chapter 6: Equal Protection for Women

Chapter 7: Asserting Federal Power

Chapter 8: Contracts

Chapter 9: Free Speech and Corporations

Chapter 10: Sex

Chapter 11: Guns
Steven Seitz has written a fascinating history of the Supreme Court by looking at how particular areas of law – such as privileges and immunities, due process, criminal procedure, sex discrimination, free speech, and guns – have changed over time. The book is clearly written and accessible so that both experts and those with little familiarity of constitutional law can benefit from reading it. By focusing on the decisions, and not what commentators say about them, Seitz offers an excellent picture of how constitutional law has evolved over the course of American history.
— Erwin Chemerinsky


Justice Rehnquist, the Supreme Court, and the Bill of Rights

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • The Bill of Rights and Civil War Amendments created a triangular power struggle among state, nation and individual. Using chronological court cases, this book examines how the Supreme Court became arbiter among the three claimants to power, sometimes backtracking and sometimes taking a bold leap forward. Focusing on Justice Rehnquist’s lengthy term on the Supreme Court, Steven T. Seitz examines the growth and emphasis of individual sovereignty throughout the twentieth century. Highlighting some of the dispositional problems with Rehnquist decisions, the book uses the sustainable case law standard instead of applauding either conservative or liberal point of view which provides new vantage points on topics like equal protection of women, due process in several arenas, contracts, free speech, sex, and guns.
Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 294 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
    978-1-4985-6885-2 • Hardback • July 2020 • $129.00 • (£99.00)
    978-1-4985-6887-6 • Paperback • December 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)
    978-1-4985-6886-9 • eBook • July 2020 • $42.50 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Law / Constitutional, Law / Jurisprudence, Political Science / American Government / Judicial Branch
Author
Author
  • Steven T. Seitz is associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: The Two Constitutions

    Chapter 2: Dred Scott

    Chapter 3: Privileges and Immunities

    Chapter 4: Due Process

    Chapter 5: Criminal Process

    Chapter 6: Equal Protection for Women

    Chapter 7: Asserting Federal Power

    Chapter 8: Contracts

    Chapter 9: Free Speech and Corporations

    Chapter 10: Sex

    Chapter 11: Guns
Reviews
Reviews
  • Steven Seitz has written a fascinating history of the Supreme Court by looking at how particular areas of law – such as privileges and immunities, due process, criminal procedure, sex discrimination, free speech, and guns – have changed over time. The book is clearly written and accessible so that both experts and those with little familiarity of constitutional law can benefit from reading it. By focusing on the decisions, and not what commentators say about them, Seitz offers an excellent picture of how constitutional law has evolved over the course of American history.
    — Erwin Chemerinsky


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