The Evolving Constitution: How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to ZoningRandom House, 1992 - 751 pages This unique one-volume guide to the Constitution of the United States is an easily accessible tour of the constitutional issues of the past and the present. Arranged alphabetically by topic, this essential reference contains over 1,200 lively essays which highlight background, history, and latest developments of each issue. Includes short biographies of every Supreme Court Justice, full text of the Constitution, and an index. |
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... PUNISHMENT , the PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS rights afforded criminal defend- ants do not apply . The theory is that the indi- vidual can avoid the punishment or terminate it at any time by obeying the court's order . 1859 Criminal contempt ...
... PUNISHMENT , the PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS rights afforded criminal defend- ants do not apply . The theory is that the indi- vidual can avoid the punishment or terminate it at any time by obeying the court's order . 1859 Criminal contempt ...
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... punishment . Although the DEATH PEN- ALTY as such is not disproportionate when im- posed on a murderer , the Court has ruled that capital punishment is unconstitutionally dis- proportionate when meted out for rape that did not lead to ...
... punishment . Although the DEATH PEN- ALTY as such is not disproportionate when im- posed on a murderer , the Court has ruled that capital punishment is unconstitutionally dis- proportionate when meted out for rape that did not lead to ...
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... punishment was un- constitutionally cruel and unusual by looking to see how closely it resembled the punish- ments of which the Framers disapproved : tor- tures such as drawing and quartering , embow- eling and burning alive , and ...
... punishment was un- constitutionally cruel and unusual by looking to see how closely it resembled the punish- ments of which the Framers disapproved : tor- tures such as drawing and quartering , embow- eling and burning alive , and ...
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How the Supreme Court Hears and Decides Cases | 20 |
The Supreme Courts 199192 Term | 583 |
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