Privacy Rights: Cases Lost and Causes Won Before the Supreme Court - Softcover

Bartee, Alice Fleetwood

 
9780742553200: Privacy Rights: Cases Lost and Causes Won Before the Supreme Court
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ISBN 10: 0742553205 ISBN 13: 9780742553200
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Privacy Rights: Cases Lost and Causes Won Before the Supreme Court is a unique and timely study of the judicial process as it confronts four privacy issues: birth control, gay rights, abortion, and the right to die. The moral questions surrounding these subjects create intense and enduring debates about the scope and limits of the right to privacy. In four historic cases the right to privacy was struck down by the Supreme Court; in four later cases these rulings were overturned. Why? This book explains the original failure by analyzing attorneys' mistakes, miscommunication in the judicial conference, attitudes and policy predilections of the justices, and the negative attitudes of state officials and interest groups. The ultimate win for privacy rights is an exciting story involving well-known cases like Lawrence v. Texas, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Griswold v. Connecticut, and the case of Terri Schiavo. Through the personal and legal details of these dramatic stories, the debate on privacy rights comes alive.

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About the Author

Alice Fleetwood Bartee is professor of political science at Missouri State University.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0742553205
ISBN 13 
9780742553200
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
312

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