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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790912903321

Titolo

The Rehnquist court and criminal justice / / edited by Christopher E. Smith, Christina DeJong, and Michael A. McCall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-7391-4082-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Disciplina

347.73/2609

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of - United States

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 at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THE REHNQUIST COURT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: The Rehnquist Court; 2 William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall: The Mediator & the Absolutist; 3 Byron White: The Overlooked, Moderate Swing Voter; 4 Harry A. Blackmun: Counterweight to a Conservative Court; 5 William H. Rehnquist: Leadership & Influence from the Conservative Wing; 6 John Paul Stevens: A Liberal Leader & His Roles on the Court; 7 Sandra Day O'Connor: Influence from the Middle of the Court; 8 Antonin Scalia: Outspoken & Influential Originalist; 9 Anthony Kennedy: Conservatism & Independence

10 David H. Souter: Unexpected Independent11 Clarence Thomas: Consistent, Conservative, & Contrarian; 12 Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Careful Defender of Individual Rights; 13 Stephen G. Breyer: Judicial Modesty & Pragmatic Solutions; Case Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

By analyzing the perspectives and influential decisions of individual justices on the Rehnquist Court (1986-2005), this volume reveals how a divided Supreme Court limited the scope of rights affecting criminal justice without fulfilling conservatives' goal of eliminating foundational concepts established during the Warren Court era. The era's generally conservative Supreme Court preserved rights in several contexts because individual justices do not necessarily view all constitutional



rights issues through a simple, consistent philosophical