Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Cases and Commentaries

by Lucius Jefferson Barker, Michael Combs, Kevin Lyles

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.

Genres: Collections

864 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

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[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hands down, my favorite text in college. Very useful to have on hand for my speech/debate classes, too...