In
Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice, bestselling authors Lee Epstein, Kevin T. Mc Guire, and Thomas G. Walker show students how political factors influence judicial decisions and shape the development of constitutional law. The
Twelfth Edition, updated with additional material such as recent court rulings, more than 500 supplemental cases, and greater coverage of freedom of expression, will facilitate a deeper understanding of how the U.S. Constitution protects civil rights and liberties.
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Tabela de Conteúdo
Part One: The Supreme Court and the Constitution
Chapter One: Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court
Chapter Two: The Judiciary: Institutional Powers and Constraints
Chapter Three: Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
Part Two: Civil Liberties
Chapter Four: Religion: Exercise and Establishment
Chapter Five: Foundations of Freedom of Expression
Chapter Six: Modern-Day Approaches to Free Expression
Chapter Seven: Freedom of the Press
Chapter Eight: The Boundaries of Free Expression: Libel, Obscenity, and Emerging Areas of Government Regulation
Chapter Nine: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Chapter Ten: Privacy and Personal Liberty
Part Three: The Rights of the Criminally Accused
Chapter Eleven: Investigations and Evidence
Chapter Twelve: Attorneys, Trials, and Punishments
Part Four: Civil Rights
Chapter Thirteen: Race Discrimination and the Foundations of Equal Protection
Chapter Fourteen: Contemporary Approaches to Equal Protection
Chapter Fifteen: Voting and Representation
Sobre o autor
Thomas G. Walker (Ph D, University of Kentucky) is the Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus at Emory University, where he won several teaching awards for his courses on constitutional law and the judicial process. His book A Court Divided, written with Deborah J. Barrow, won the prestigious V. O. Key Award for the best book on Southern politics. He is the author of Eligible for Execution and coauthor of The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments, 7th Edition, with Lee Epstein, Jeffrey A. Segal, and Harold J. Spaeth.