Author: Albert Hutchinson Putney
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: Albert H. Putney
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: American School of Correspondence
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Author: Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190866063
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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When we think of constitutional law, we invariably think of the United States Supreme Court and the federal court system. Yet much of our constitutional law is not made at the federal level. In 51 Imperfect Solutions, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton argues that American Constitutional Law should account for the role of the state courts and state constitutions, together with the federal courts and the federal constitution, in protecting individual liberties. The book tells four stories that arise in four different areas of constitutional law: equal protection; criminal procedure; privacy; and free speech and free exercise of religion. Traditional accounts of these bedrock debates about the relationship of the individual to the state focus on decisions of the United States Supreme Court. But these explanations tell just part of the story. The book corrects this omission by looking at each issue-and some others as well-through the lens of many constitutions, not one constitution; of many courts, not one court; and of all American judges, not federal or state judges. Taken together, the stories reveal a remarkably complex, nuanced, ever-changing federalist system, one that ought to make lawyers and litigants pause before reflexively assuming that the United States Supreme Court alone has all of the answers to the most vexing constitutional questions. If there is a central conviction of the book, it's that an underappreciation of state constitutional law has hurt state and federal law and has undermined the appropriate balance between state and federal courts in protecting individual liberty. In trying to correct this imbalance, the book also offers several ideas for reform.

Author: Frederic Jesup Stimson
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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Author: Albert Hutchinson Putney
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021844897
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This comprehensive law reference work provides an overview of the development of U.S. legal history and contains detailed information about constitutional law, contracts, torts, and other aspects of American jurisprudence. An essential resource for law students and legal professionals alike, this book offers informative and engaging critiques of key legal principles. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Robert F. Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190068809
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 513

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The second edition of The Law of American State Constitutions provides complete coverage of the legal doctrines surrounding, applying to, and arising from American state constitutions and their judicial interpretation. Drawing on examples from specific states, Professors Williams and Friedman analyze the nature and function of state constitutions in contrast to the federal Constitution, including rights, separation of powers, issues of interpretation, and the processes for amendment and revision. In this edition, Williams and Friedman focus on recent developments, including the state constitutional dimensions of same-sex marriage and the reaction of state courts to U.S. Supreme Court decision making. This edition of The Law of American State Constitutions remains an important analytical tool that explains the unique character and the range of interpretive approaches to these constitutions. It covers the structure of state governments under state constitutions as well as the distribution of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Like the first edition, this edition presents a complete picture of state constitutional law and the attributes and features that make this body of law so distinctive.

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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1044

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Author: Jennifer Friesen
Publisher: MICHIE
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Category : Actions and defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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Author: Robert Forrest Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195343085
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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This book provides complete coverage of American State Constitutional Law, contrasting it with the more familiar federal Constitution and explaining the importance of the differences. It surveys the law from before adoption of the federal constitution until the present and studies how it has evolved.