| Description |
1 online resource (166 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Constitutional amendments : beyond the Bill of Rights |
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Gale eBooks
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Constitutional amendments (Detroit, Mich.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: Historical Background on the Fourteenth Amendment -- A History of Due Process / Morris D. Forkosch -- A Presidential Message / Andrew Johnson -- The Passage of the Fourteenth Amendment / Eric Foner -- The "Second Constitution" / Garrett Epps -- Chapter 2: Testing the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment -- The Due Process Clause Guarantees the Fourth Amendment Right to Privacy / Tom C. Clark -- The Due Process Clause Guarantees the Right to a Fair Trial / Colin Evans -- Truancy Leads to Due Process for Students / Abe Fortas -- Double Jeopardy and the Due Process Clause / Elder Witt -- Due Process Protects a Woman's Right to Choose Abortion / Harry Blackmun -- Due Process Should Not Protect a Woman's Right to Choose Abortion / William H. Rehnquist -- Student Suspension / Byron White -- Chapter 3: Current Due Process Issues -- Due Process and Detainees of the War on Terrorism / Barbara Olshansky -- Music Piracy and the Right to Due Process / Anita Ramasastry -- Due Process May Be Threatened by DNA Databases / Marcelo Ballve -- Immigration Reform Could Threaten Due Process Rights / American Civil Liberties Union. |
| Summary |
Presents the Fourteenth Amendment in a historical context, examining how it has been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates. Focuses on due process. |
| Subject |
United States. Constitution. 14th Amendment -- History.
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Due process of law -- United States -- History.
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Due process of law -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Fredericks, Carrie, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Added Title |
Amendment 14 |
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Amendment fourteen |
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Due process |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Amendment XIX. Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2009 9780737741254 |
| ISBN |
9780737745887 (electronic book) |
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9780737741254 |
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