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The Bill of Rights in modern America /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ely, James W., Jr., 1938-, Bodenhamer, David J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]
Edition:Rev. and expanded.
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution. > 1st-10th Amendments.
Civil rights > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Rights consciousness in American history / Daniel T. Rodgers
  • The explosion and erosion of rights / Gary L. McDowell
  • The First Amendment and the freedom to differ / Suzanna Sherry
  • Church and state : the religion clauses / Melvin I. Urofsky
  • Public safety and the right to bear arms / Robert J. Cottrol and Raymond T. Diamond
  • The enigmatic place of property rights in modern constitutional thought / James W. Ely, Jr
  • Reversing the revolution : rights of the accused in a conservative age / David J. Bodenhamer
  • Police practices and the bill of rights / Laurence A. Benner and Michal R. Belknap
  • The "cruel and unusual punishment" clause: a limit on the power to punish or constitutional rhetoric? / Joseph L. Hoffmann
  • Equal protection and affirmative action / Herman Belz
  • The right to privacy / Ken I. Kersch
  • Second wind for the state Bill of Rights / Randall T. Shepard.