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Author Starr, Kenneth, 1946-2022.

Title First among equals : the Supreme Court in American life / Kenneth W. Starr.

Publication Info. New York : Warner Books, 2002.

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 Moore Stacks  KF8748 .S815 2002    Available  ---
Description xxviii, 320 pages ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents 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.
Subject United States. Supreme Court -- History.
United States. Supreme Court.
History.
Judicial power -- United States.
Judicial power.
United States.
Judicial process -- United States.
Judicial process.
Courts of last resort -- United States.
Courts of last resort.
ISBN 0446527564