Bisexuals, Multiracials, and Other Misfits Under American Law
The United States, and the West in general, has always organized society along bipolar lines. We are either gay or straight, male or female, white or not, disabled or not. This book argues that our bipolar classification system obscures a genuine understanding of nature of subordination. It shows how categories can be improved for the good of all.
In this work Eric M. Freedman re-examines four of the United States Supreme Court's most important habeas corpus rulings. He uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases. He then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view.
Convincingly demonstrates that safeguards promised by parental involvement laws do not exist in practice and that a legal process designed to help young women make informed decisions instead victimizes them
The US Supreme Court has decided that states may require parental involvement in the abortion decisions of pregnant minors as long as minors have the opportunity to petition for a bypass of parental involvement. This title demonstrates that safeguards promised by parental involvement laws do not exist in practice.
A Critical Diagnosis of Religious Freedom in America
Questions of religious freedom continue to excite passionate public debate. Proposals involving school prayer and the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools and courtrooms perennially spur controversy. The author argues that we must get over our presumption that all religions are equally true and virtuous and authentically American.
Proposes an ambitious solution to the problem of how the Constitution impacts national security: a First Amendment that makes sure the voices of opposition are heard.
Proposes an ambitious solution to the problem of how the Constitution impacts national security: a First Amendment that makes sure the voices of opposition are heard.
A look at First Amendment coverage of music, non-representational art, and nonsense The Supreme Court has unanimously held that Jackson Pollock's paintings, Arnold Schoeenberg's music, and Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" are "unquestionably shielded" by the First Amendment. Nonrepresentational art, instrumental music, and nonsense: all ......
Features the four primary documents that, since 1878, formed a type of 'preamble' to the revised United States Code, including the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, and the Constitution. This book discusses how and why these documents were given such an important place in the US Code.
The Dynamic Balance Between State and Federal Authority
Environmental law expert Lowell E. Baier reveals how over centuries the federal government slowly preempted the states' authority over managing their residential wildlife. Baier describes how state authority over its resident wildlife established in the 1600s for the food security of its citizens, has slowly eroded under the pressures of ......
The Development of the Public Employment Relationship
Looks at the constitutional rights of federal employees from the nation's founding to the present. This book concludes that the current status of constitutional rights may reflect a shift to a model based on private sector practices.
The Development of the Public Employment Relationship
Conceived during the turbulent period of the late 1960s when 'rights talk' was ubiquitous, this book helps you strove to understand how the rights of federal civil servants had become so differentiated from those of ordinary citizens.
Promoting Optimal Outcomes and Reducing Ethical Risks
Presents a straightforward, step-by-step protocol for mental health professionals who evaluate child custody cases. This book explains the judicial and legal requirements of child custody evaluations; reviews the legal evidentiary standards that pertain to psychological testing, scientific evidence, and the expert witness testimony; and presents a ......
In the age of the drone, how should we best regulation airspace and protect privacy? In Eyes to the Sky, experts from legal, regulator, policy, and civil liberty communities tackle these pressing problems.
Essentials of Irish Labour Law, Third Edition, is a bestselling comprehensive textbook on Irish labour law. This edition is fully updated and revised to reflect all the major legislative and case law changes in labour law in Ireland.
Congress, the Constitution, and the Protection of Individual Rights
Assesses Congress's historical role in interpreting the Constitution and protecting the individual rights of citizens, challenging conventional wisdom that courts, not legislatures, are best suited for this role. This work examines three historical eras: Reconstruction, the New Deal era, and Civil Rights era of the 1960s.
Thomas Byers Memorial Outstanding Publication Award from the University of Akron Law Alumni Association Much has been written about women's rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Historians have written her biography, detailed her campaign for woman's suffrage, documented her partnership with Susan B. Anthony, and compiled all of her extensive ......
Drawing on social psychology to detail three ways in which unconscious assumptions can lead to discrimination, this book demonstrates how these dynamics interact in medical care to produce an invisible, self-fulfilling, and self-perpetuating prophecy of racial disparity.
Building on the insights of both disability studies and civil rights scholars, this work frames the author's examination of disability harassment on the premise that disabled people are members of a minority group that must negotiate an artificial yet often damaging environment of physical and attitudinal barriers.
Some wish the Founders had all agreed on a coherent vision for the United States, especially on how to interpret the Constitution. Such agreement has never existed, and Defining the Republic documents the dispute between two of the most important Founders: Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.
A second edition of the successful property rights book, The Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America. This updated and revised title looks at the post-Kelo reform measures and the legislation that has shifted the landscape of private property rights.
The Constitution is the cornerstone of American government, hailed as one of the greatest contributions of the Western Enlightenment. While many seem content simply to celebrate it, those most familiar with the document invariably find it wanting in at least some aspects. This unique volume brings together many of the country's most esteemed ......
While the Constitution is the cornerstone of American government, some who are most familiar with the document find it lacking. This unique volume brings together many of the country's most esteemed constitutional commentators and challenges them to select the stupidest provision of the Constitution--then to surmise possible results if different ......
As with its popular predecessor, Constitutional Law: Texts, Cases and Materials, Second Edition, follows the casebook method in exploring the general principles and themes of Irish constitutional law. Short excerpts from cases and academic materials are seamlessly integrated with the authors’ own expert analysis.
BarCharts Publishing, Inc was founded in 1991 with our law guides created by the owner attending law school. Since then many law professors, legal editors, and experts in their field of law have peer-reviewed, edited and updated the content, fine tuning the reference over 30 years. Designed to understand the significance of details within the ......
In this annual review from the Cato Institute, leading legal scholars analyze the 2023-2024 Supreme Court term, specifically the most important and far-reaching cases of the year, plus cases coming up. Now in its 2rd edition, the Review is the first scholarly journal to appear after the term's end and the only one grounded in the nation's first ......
In this annual review from the Cato Institute, leading legal scholars analyze the 2022-2023 Supreme Court term, specifically the most important and far-reaching cases of the year, plus cases coming up. Now in its 22nd edition, the Review is the first scholarly journal to appear after the term's end and the only one grounded in the nation's first ......
In this annual review from the Cato Institute, leading legal scholars analyze the 2021-2022 Supreme Court term, specifically the most important and far-reaching cases of the year, plus cases coming up. Now in its 21st edition, the Review is the first scholarly journal to appear after the term's end and the only one grounded in the nation's first ......
In this annual review from the Cato Institute, leading legal scholars analyze the 2019-2020 Supreme Court term, specifically the most important and far-reaching cases of the year, plus cases coming up. Now in its nineteenth edition, the Review is the first scholarly journal to appear after the term's end and the only one grounded in the nation's ......
The only scholarly book to critique the Court from a Madisonian perspective, grounded in the nation's first principles: liberty and limited government.
Tracing the origins of the black rage defence back through American history, this work recreates many dramatic legal trials. The author distinguishes between applying an environmental defence and simply blaming society, in the abstract, for individual crimes.
Tracing the origins of the black rage defence back through American history, this work recreates many dramatic legal trials. The author distinguishes between applying an environmental defence and simply blaming society, in the abstract, for individual crimes.
Animal law is a growing discipline, as is animal ethics. In this wide-ranging book, scholars from around the world address the intersections between the two. Specifically, this collection focuses on pressing moral issues and how law can protect animals from cruelty and abuse. A project of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, the book is edited by ......
