Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-296) and index.
Contents
Rights consciousness in American history / Daniel T. Rodgers -- The explosion and erosion of rights / Gary L. McDowell -- The First Amendment and the freedom to differ / Suzanna Sherry -- Church and state : the religion clauses / Melvin I. Urofsky -- Public safety and the right to bear arms / Robert J. Cottrol and Raymond T. Diamond -- The enigmatic place of property rights in modern constitutional thought / James W. Ely, Jr -- Reversing the revolution : rights of the accused in a conservative age / David J. Bodenhamer -- Police practices and the bill of rights / Laurence A. Benner and Michal R. Belknap -- The "cruel and unusual punishment" clause: a limit on the power to punish or constitutional rhetoric? / Joseph L. Hoffmann -- Equal protection and affirmative action / Herman Belz -- The right to privacy / Ken I. Kersch -- Second wind for the state Bill of Rights / Randall T. Shepard.
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Summary
An expert guide to current debates on individual rights in America.