We Dissent: Talking Back to the Rehnquist Court, Eight Cases That Subverted Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Contributor(s): Avery, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814707238 ISBN-13: 9780814707234 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: "We Dissent" boldly takes the Constitution back from the Rehnquist Court that has reneged on its promises, and eloquently shows us what the Constitution can be at its best--a progressive guardian of liberty, equality, and justice for the most vulnerable.--David Cole, author of "Enemy Aliens." |
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BISAC Categories: - Law | Essays - Law | Courts - General - Law | Constitutional |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 2008031463 |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.48" W x 9.24" (0.99 lbs) 245 pages |
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Publisher Description: The lawyers and legal commentators who contribute to We Dissent unanimously agree that during Chief Justice William Rehnquist's nineteen-year tenure, the Supreme Court failed to adequately protect civil liberties and civil rights. This is evident in majority opinions written for numerous cases heard by the Rehnquist Court, and eight of those cases are re-examined here, with contributors offering dissents to the Court's decisions. The Supreme Court opinions criticized in We Dissent suggest that the Rehnquist Court placed the interests of government above the people, and as the dissents in this book demonstrate, the Court strayed far from our constitutional ideals when it abandoned its commitment to the protection of the individual rights of Americans. |
Contributor Bio(s): Avery, Michael: - Michael Avery is Professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston and a past president of the National Lawyers Guild. He was a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer for nearly thirty years before joining the Suffolk faculty in 1998. He is co-author of Police Misconduct: Law and Litigation and Handbook of Massachusetts Evidence. |