Product Description: Taking into account the political and intellectual forces that shape Supreme Court decisions, Constitutional Debate in Action examines how and why the U.S. Constitution continues to grow and adapt to human wants, passions, and values...read more

Persuasive. A welcome addition The Journal of Legal History"A masterly exposition of the complex details of Holmes' Supreme Court work" The Core ReviewIn this work, H.L. Pohlman calls for a new interpretation of Holmes as a moderate defender of free speech, and provides a window into Holmes' basic understanding of American constitutionalism. Pohlman argues that Holmes played a crucial role in the development of the idea that the Constitution is a living entity, an idea that differed radically from nineteenth-century antecedents.

Product Description: Presenting the history of the major constitutional issues that have come before the Supreme Court, this book covers everything from the founding of the country and the Al Gore-George W. Bush election crisis to the amusing and accessible format of editorial cartoons...read more

A collection of readings from over 200 years of judicial decision-making, this volume explores the changing meaning of the central tenets of American political culture, including such topics as the limits of free speech, the right to die with dignity, affirmative action and abortion.

The author recontructs the Pennsylvania murder case in which Stephen Roy Carr, a so-called mountain man, shot two female hikers while they were making love at a campsite near the Appalachian Trail (view table of contents)