The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Justice |
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| Editor:
| Smith, Christopher E.
DeJong, Christina
McCall, Michael |
| Contribution by:
| Baugh, Joyce A.
Burrow, John D.
Hurwitz, Mark S.
Jacobs, Charles F.
Johnson, Scott P.
Kuersten, Ashlyn
McCall, Madhavi M.
McCall, Michael A.
Wilson, Lee Ruffin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-4080-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $133.00USD $133.00 |
Book Description:
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By analyzing the perspectives and influential decisions of individual justices on the Rehnquist Court (1986-2005), this volume reveals how a divided Supreme Court limited the scope of rights affecting criminal justice without fulfilling conservatives' goal of eliminating foundational concepts established during the Warren Court era. The era's generally conservative Supreme Court preserved rights in several contexts because individual justices do not necessarily view all constitutional...
More DescriptionBy analyzing the perspectives and influential decisions of individual justices on the Rehnquist Court (1986-2005), this volume reveals how a divided Supreme Court limited the scope of rights affecting criminal justice without fulfilling conservatives' goal of eliminating foundational concepts established during the Warren Court era. The era's generally conservative Supreme Court preserved rights in several contexts because individual justices do not necessarily view all constitutional rights issues through a simple, consistent philosophical lens.