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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458551603321

Autore

Schwartz Bernard <1923-1997, >

Titolo

The unpublished opinions of the Warren court / / Bernard Schwartz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1985

©1985

ISBN

1-280-43984-X

0-19-536520-8

1-60129-582-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 p.)

Disciplina

347.30735

Soggetti

Judicial opinions - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: The Warren Court and Its Members; 1. Alton v. Alton (1954): Consensual Divorce Manqué; 2. Dayton v. Dulles (1958): ""Faceless Informers"" and Due Process; 3. Perez v. Brownell and Trop v. Dulles (1958): Expatriation and Congressional Power; 4. Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez (1963): Expatriation as Punishment; 5. Bell v. Maryland (1964): Civil Rights versus Property Rights; 6. Estes v. Texas (1965): Television in the Courtroom; 7. Griswold v. Connecticut (1965): Penumbras and Privacy; 8. Time, Inc. v. Hill (1967): Privacy Suits and the First Amendment

9. Shapiro v. Thompson (1969): Rational Basis, Compelling Interest, and Fundamental Rights10. Maxwell v. Bishop (1969): The Death Penalty in the Warren Court; 11. Brown v. Board of Education (1954, 1955): The Drafting Process in a Landmark Case

Sommario/riassunto

An important contribution to constitutional literature, this collection of ten unpublished decisions by the Warren Court puts the decision making process of the Supreme Court in a new light.  By following the major changes that occur in each case from the circulation of tentative majorityopinions to the final issuance of opinion, the book portrays how the justices communicate with each other and how they are



influenced by each other's arguments.  Interpretations and commentaries by the author illuminate the significance of each case and provide insight into the different judicialphilosophies a