Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States (Eighth Edition) - Softcover

Abraham, Henry J.; Perry, Barbara A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0700612629 ISBN 13: 9780700612628

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 2003

Synopsis

Freedom and the Court Since its original publication in 1967, Freedom and the Court has become the standard text on civil liberties law, with more than 100,000 copies in print. This classic is now updated to cover Supreme Court decisions through 2003 and address essential questions of how to reconcile civil liberties-especially personal privacy-with national security in the aftermath of 9/11. Henry J. Abraham and Barbara A. Perry continue to portray the intriguing human stories behind landmark constitutional law cases as they focus on fundamental issues of individual rights relating to freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of expression, due process, and ...

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First published in 1967, ""Freedom and the Court"" has become a standard text on civil liberties law. Now updated to cover Supreme Court decisions through 2003, this eighth edition addresses essential questions of how to reconcile civil liberties with national security in the aftermath of 9/11.

Review:

"Provides an in depth and comprehensive historical account of the Court's role in the ongoing saga of Americans' civil liberties and rights."--The Law and Politics Book Review

"Freedom and the Court, with its personal stories behind the landmark cases, has long been a foundational, scholarly (but not technical) work for those interested in the Supreme Court's treatment of individual rights relating to freedom of religion (and separation of church and state), freedom of expression, the workings of due process of law (particularly with criminal procedures), and political, racial and gender equality. This latest edition, the eighth, is obviously back by popular demand."--Los Angeles Times

This comprehensive and up-to-date text is timely and absorbing reading for student, scholar, and layperson alike. Abraham and Perry have done it again!--Sheldon Goldman, author of Picking Federal Judges

Concise yet amazingly comprehensive, Freedom and the Court remains the best text in the field. A wonderful introduction to the fascinating world of civil liberties for students, a superb desk reference for their professors!--Tinsley E. Yarbrough, author of The Rehnquist Court and the Constitution

Freedom and the Court is the best one-book tool available for mastering the Supreme Court's civil rights and liberties jurisprudence.--Martin M. Shapiro, author of Who Guards the Guardians: Judicial Control of Administration##Praise for previous editions of this classic work:

"A cool, objective, and refreshing account of how the Supreme Court has interpreted the constitution. . . . Useful for anyone who wants a systematic, detailed, and up-to-date analysis of the Court's decisions on all freedom topics."--Public Law

"A lively and enormously readable book that has informed an entire generation of scholars and students since 1967."--Presidential Studies Quarterly

"A unique and valuable volume that reads with the ease of a novel. . . . Practitioners and legal scholars alike will find it enjoyable and worthwhile."--Trial

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0700612629
• ISBN 13: 9780700612628
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 552