Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Cases and Commentaries

Updated in a new 9th edition, this casebook explores civil liberty problems through a study of leading judicial decisions. It offers a reasonable sample of cases across a broad spectrum of rights and liberties. This book introduces groups of featured cases with in-depth commentaries that set the specific historical-legal context of which they are a part, allowing readers to examine significant portions of court opinions, including major arguments from majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions.

Self-Help

Lyles, Kevin

Combs, Michael

Barker, Twiley

Barker, Lucius

Perry Jr., H

Death & Grief

Routledge

There are more than 600 Federal district judges serving today, and they decide some 230,000 civil cases each year. About 90% of the decisions they reach are final. Lyles argues that these lower court judges not only influence the flow of information to the judicial hierarchy, but they formulate questions that influence how higher courts, including the Supreme Court, respond. As such they are key elements in the formulation and implementation of public policy. To cite a few examples, they desegregate school districts, run mental institutions and prisons, break up monopolies, and reapportion legislatures.
Lyles begins by examining the structure and function of federal courts and detailing the history, operation, and purpose of the district courts. He then turns to the selection, nomination, and appointment of district judges. Lyles then analyzes the extent to which presidents might advance policy objectives through their judicial appointments to the district courts. After examining how African-American, Latino, and white judges, male and female, view their roles as policy actors, Lyles concludes with a discussion of the implications of the study. Important for students and scholars of contemporary public policy and the court system.

The Gatekeepers: Federal District Courts in the Political Process (Modern Dramatists Research and)

Rules & Procedures

Praeger

The World War 11 G1 (The Soldier Through the Ages)

History

WINDROW, Martin

Europe

The Watts Publishing Group

The part played by Australian and New Zealand troops in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) is sometimes overlooked; but it is generally accepted that the 'Diggers' and 'Kiwis' were among the most effective and professional troops involved. Drawing upon the ANZACs' long experience in the jungles of South East Asia, the men of the Task Force used their expertise in patrol tactics to great effect to frustrate Viet Cong operations. Meanwhile the ANZACs' small and isolated adviser teams spent ten years passing on their skills all over South Vietnam, and in the process four were awarded the supreme decoration for valour - the Victoria Cross. This book pays tribute to their military prowess, and describes and illustrates their uniforms and equipment in unprecedented detail.

Vietnam ANZACs (Elite, 103)

Asia

Osprey_Publishing

Vietnam: Us Uniforms in Colour Photographs (Europa Militaria, 13)

Military

Crowood Pr

Vietnam: U.S. Uniforms in Colour Photographs (Europa Militaria, Special No 3)

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Vietnam-US-Uniformen der Bodentruppen

Enforcer Pülz Gmbh

Vietnam: US Airborne

Concord_Publications

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