Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Cases and Commentaries

Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Cases and Commentaries

by LuciusJ.Barker (Author), Michael W . Combs (Author), TwileyBarker (Author), H.W.L.PerryJr. (Author), KevinL.Lyles (Author)

Synopsis

Updated in a new 9th edition, this casebook explores civil liberty problems through a study of leading judicial decisions. It offers a reasonable sample of cases across a broad spectrum of rights and liberties. This book introduces groups of featured cases with in-depth commentaries that set the specific historical-legal context of which they are a part, allowing readers to examine significant portions of court opinions, including major arguments from majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 864
Edition: 9
Publisher: Longman
Published: 07 Sep 2010

ISBN 10: 0130922684
ISBN 13: 9780130922687

Author Bio
Lucius J. Barker is the William Bennett Munro Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. Michael W. Combs is Professor of Political Science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kevin Lyles is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago H. W. Perry Jr is Associate Professor of Government and Associate Professor of Law at University of Texas at Austin