pt. 1. The Supreme Court then and now -- ch. 1. Origins -- ch. 2. The justices -- pt. 2. The rights of "We the people" -- ch. 3. Shouting fire in crowded theaters : the freedom of speech -- ch. 4. Hard money and soft : the first amendment and politics -- ch. 5. Religion in the public square -- ch. 6. Parochial schools and public money : the neutrality principle -- ch. 7. The constitutional "right" of privacy : abortion and beyond -- ch. 8. Counting by race 1 : the affirmative action controversy -- ch. 9. Counting by race 2 : gerrymandering and voting -- ch. 10. The criminal justice revolution : excluding evidence from criminal trials -- ch. 11. "You have the right to" : Miranda and the fifth amendment -- pt. 3. The powers and structure of American government -- ch. 12. The power to make law : the statutory conversation between Court and Congress -- ch. 13. The Rehnquist Court and the Federal Republic -- ch. 14. Presidents : the Court and the Executive branch -- ch. 15. Bush v. Gore.