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

• Pubblicazione: [Rome], : John Cabot University Press; Lanham, Md., : Distributed by University of Delaware Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Disciplina: 347.73/26
• Soggetto topico: Judicial process - United States
• Classificazione: POL007000
• Altri autori: SmithCraig R
• 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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court
• ISBN: 1-283-25555-3; 9786613255556; 1-61149-362-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812130903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II