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We dissent : talking back to the Rehnquist court : eight cases that subverted civil liberties and civil rights / edited by Michael Avery.
| Other author | Avery, Michael, 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | viii, 237 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Alden v. Maine : sovereign immunity -- a vestige of monarchy inconsistent with democratic values / Erwin Chemerinsky -- Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes : betraying freedom of political expression and undermining democracy / Jamin Raskin -- Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye : the Supreme Court's "intent doctrine" - undermining viable discrimination claims and remedies for people of color / Eva Paterson and Susan Kiyomi Serrano -- United States v. Whren : The Fourth Amendment problem with pretextual traffic stops / Tracey Maclin -- County Of Sacramento v. Lewis : protecting life and liberty under the Constitution - reckless indifference to life does not shock the conscience of the Supreme Court / Michael Avery -- Chavez v. Martinez : the court fails to hold that interrogation by means of torture is unconstitutional / Marjorie Cohn -- Saucier v. Katz : qualified immunity as a doctrine of dilution of constitutional rights / David Rudovsky -- Strickland v. Washington : gutting Gideon and providing cover for incompetent counsel / Abbe Smith. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008031463 |
| ISBN | 9780814707234 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814707238 (hbk. : alk. paper) |