The Safeguard of Liberty and Property : The Supreme Court, Kelo v. New London, and the Takings Clause 9780739197844, 9780739197837

In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. New London that a city might take property from one private owner and transf

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The Safeguard of Liberty and Property : The Supreme Court, Kelo v. New London, and the Takings Clause
9780739197844, 9780739197837

In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties

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This book makes the unconventional claim that all of the rights in the U.S. Constitution are unified since they are deri

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The Supreme Court against the Criminal Jury: Social Science and the Palladium of Liberty is an analysis of the United St

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In this volume distinguished constitutional scholars aim to move debate over the Supreme Court beyond the soundbites tha

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This history traces the development of the Supreme Court of Canada from its establishment in the earliest days following

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Perhaps more than any other Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 decision declaring the segregati

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Unique among Western democracies in refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the United States has attempted instead to

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Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all its citizens, the Supreme Court remains a mystery to most Ameri

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