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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461743603321

Titolo

A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Craig R. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Rome], : John Cabot University Press

Lanham, Md., : Distributed by University of Delaware Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-25555-3

9786613255556

1-61149-362-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithCraig R

Disciplina

347.73/26

Soggetti

Judicial process - 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 bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction, Methodology, and Overview; 2 The Nomination Process; 3 Chief Justice Roberts; 4 Associate Justice Stevens; 5 Associate Justice Scalia; 6 Associate Justice Kennedy; 7 Associate Justice Souter; 8 Associate Justice Breyer; 9 Associate Justice Ginsburg; 10 Associate Justice Thomas; 11 Associate Justice Alito; 12 Conclusion; Index of Major First Amendment Supreme Court Cases Cited in this Study; About the Editor and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

"A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Courti focuses on the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court and determines their frames for assessing First Amendment cases. In each of the chapters, a justice will be profiled in terms of his or her claims during the nomination hearings and the positions they have taken in significant Supreme Court decisions. The object of these chapters is to provide a rhetorical frame that each of these justices would find appealing regarding First Amendment case law"--

"This book builds on Cicero's foundation by examining the Supreme Court of the United States in terms of how each justice determines his or her position in First Amendment cases. In addition, the profiles drawn in this study can help future Ciceros win their cases before the



sitting Court"--