Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This third volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2020. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society,
SCOTUS 2020 tackles the Court’s rulings on LGBT discrimination, abortion regulation, subpoenas of the Trump administration, the Electoral College, DACA and presidential power, Native rights, cross-border rights, the Second Amendment, church and state, separation of powers, criminal justice, and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in
SCOTUS 2020 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally,
SCOTUS 2020 offers an analysis of the current state of ideological and interpretive divisions on the Court.
Innehållsförteckning
Chapter 1. Introduction: The 2019-2020 Term at the Supreme Court.- Chapter 2.
Bostock, R.G. & G.R. Harris, and
Zarda on LGBT Discrimination Under Title VII.- Chapter 3.
Chiafalo v. Washington & Colorado Dep of State v. Baca on Faithless Electors.- Chapter 4.
DHS v. University of California on DACA.- Chapter 5.
Espinoza v. Montana on Public Funding of Religious Schools.- Chapter 6.
Hernandez v. Mesa on Cross-Border Rights Claims.- Chapter 7.
Kahler v. Kansas on Abolishing the Insanity Defense.- Chapter 8.
Kelly v. US on Public Fraud and the Bridgegate Controversy.- Chapter 9.
June Medical Services v. Gee on Abortion Regulation.- Chapter 10.
New York State Rifle & Pistol on Gun Regulation Under the 2nd Amendment.- Chapter 11.
Ramos v. Louisiana on Non-Unanimous Juries.- Chapter 12.
Seila Law v. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on Separation of Powers.- Chapter 13.
Sharp v. Murphy on Native Rights.- Chapter 14.
Trump v. Vance and
Trump v. Mazars on Executive Branch Subpoenas.- Chapter 15. Ideological Divisions on the Court Between and Within the Left and Right.
Om författaren
Morgan Marietta is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA.
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