Constitutional Law for the Criminal Justice Professional.
Introduction to Constitutional LawWhy is the Constitution So Important?A Brief History of the U.S. ConstitutionArticle III-The JudiciaryOrganization of the CourtsJudicial PowerJudicial ReviewFirst Amendment-Religion and ExpressionReligion: An OverviewFreedom of Expression: Speech and PressRights of...
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1999.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Section One: Introduction to Constitutional Law; Chapter 1: Why is the Constitution So Important?; I. Foundations of the Term Constitution
- II. Development of the Term; III. The Constitution as a Paradigm; Chapter 2: A Brief History of the U.S. Constitution; I. The Idea of a Constitution; II. Americans and the Revolution; III. The New Government; IV. The Early Conventions; V. The Philadelphia Convention; VI. The Campaign for Ratification; VII. Adding the First Amendments; Section Two: Article III
- The Judiciary; Chapter 3: Organization of the Courts.
- I. Creating the Federal SystemII. One Supreme Court; III. The Inferior Courts; IV. Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction; V. Bankruptcy Courts; Chapter 4: Judicial Power; I. Characteristics and Attributes of Judicial Power; II. Shall Be Vested
- III. The Power of Contempt; IV. Sanctions Other Than Contempt; V. Power to Issue Writs: The Act of 1789; VI. Habeas Corpus: Congressional and Judicial Control; VII. Habeas Corpus: The Process of the Writ; Chapter 5: Judicial Review ; I. The Establishment of Judicial Review; II. Limitations on the Exercise of Judicial Review.
- Section Three: First Amendment
- Religion and ExpressionChapter 6: Religion: An Overview; I. Introduction; II. Establishment of Religion
- III. Development of Other Legal Standards; IV. Government Neutrality in Religious Disputes; V. Sunday Closing Laws; VI. Free Exercise of Religion; Chapter 7: Freedom of Expression: Speech and Press; I. Introduction; II. The Doctrine of Prior Restraint; III. Injunctions and the Press in Fair Trial Cases; IV. Obscenity and Prior Restraint; V. Subsequent Punishment: Clear and Present Danger and Other Tests; Chapter 8: Rights of Assembly and Petition.
- I. Background and DevelopmentSection Four: Fourth Amendment
- Search and Seizure; Chapter 9: The History and Application of the Fourth Amendment; I. History of the Amendment; II. Application of the Amendment; Chapter 10: Arrests and Other Detentions; I. What is a Seizure?; II. Detention Short of Arrest: Stop-and-Frisk; Chapter 11: Searches and Seizures Pursuant to Warrant; I. Introduction; II. Issuance by Neutral Magistrate; III. Probable Cause; IV. Particularity; V. First Amendment Bearing on Probable Cause and Particularity; VI. Property Subject to Seizure; Chapter 12: Execution of Warrants.
- I. Knock and AnnounceII. Timeliness; III. Third Parties on the Premises; Chapter 13: Warrantless Searches and Exceptionsto the Warrant Requirements; I. Introduction; II. Search Incident to Arrest; III. Vehicular Searches; IV. Vessel Searches; V. Consent Searches; VI. Border Searches; VII. Open Fields; VIII. Plain View; IX. Public Schools; X. Government Offices; XI. Prisons and Regulation of Probation; XII. Drug Testing; Chapter 14: Electronic Surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; I. Development of the Early Standard; II. Evolution to a Modern Standard of Judicial Scrutiny.