Discusses ten landmark Supreme Court cases which addressed such constitutional issues as pretrial rights, the desegregation of schools, and the rights of juveniles.
Contents
Right to a fair trail / Scottsboro Nine -- Relocating American citizens in wartime / Fred Korematsu -- Desegregation of public schools / Linda Brown -- Illegal search and seizure / Dollree Mapp -- Right to have a lawyer / Clarence Earl Gideon -- Religious beliefs of a conscientious objector / Donald Seeger -- Confessions and rights before trial / Danny Escobedo and Ernesto Miranda -- Rights of juveniles / Gerald Gault -- Wiretapping and the right to privacy / Ralph Berger -- Affirmative action / Allan Bakke.
