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Introduction
Part I: The Nature of Rights
1. Rights Consciousness in American History, by Daniel T. Rodgers
Part II: Modern Rights in Controversy
2. The First Amendment and the Freedom to Differ, by Suzanna Sherry
3. Church and State: The Religion Clauses, by Melvin I. Urofsky
4. Public Safety and the Right to Bear Arms, by Robert J. Cottrol and Raymond T. Diamond
5. The Enigmatic Place of Property Rights in Modern Constitutional Thought, by James W. Ely, Jr.
6. Equal Protection and Affirmative Action, by Paul Moreno
Part III: Individual Rights and Public Safety
7. Reversing the Revolution: Rights of the Accused in a Conservative Age, by David J. Bodenhamer
8. Police Practices and the Bill of Rights, by Laurence A. Benner and Michal R. Belknap
Part IV: Emerging Rights
9. Privacy Rights in Modern America, by Adam D. Moore
10. The Rights of Non-Citizens, by Kunal M. Parker
11. The Coming Out of American Law, by Marie-Amélie George
Part V: State Constitutional Rights
12. Second Wind for State Bills of Rights, by Randall T. Shepard
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index

The Bill of Rights in Modern America

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/04/2022
      ISBN13: 9780253060716, 978-0253060716
      ISBN10: 0253060710

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      Part I: The Nature of Rights
      1. Rights Consciousness in American History, by Daniel T. Rodgers
      Part II: Modern Rights in Controversy
      2. The First Amendment and the Freedom to Differ, by Suzanna Sherry
      3. Church and State: The Religion Clauses, by Melvin I. Urofsky
      4. Public Safety and the Right to Bear Arms, by Robert J. Cottrol and Raymond T. Diamond
      5. The Enigmatic Place of Property Rights in Modern Constitutional Thought, by James W. Ely, Jr.
      6. Equal Protection and Affirmative Action, by Paul Moreno
      Part III: Individual Rights and Public Safety
      7. Reversing the Revolution: Rights of the Accused in a Conservative Age, by David J. Bodenhamer
      8. Police Practices and the Bill of Rights, by Laurence A. Benner and Michal R. Belknap
      Part IV: Emerging Rights
      9. Privacy Rights in Modern America, by Adam D. Moore
      10. The Rights of Non-Citizens, by Kunal M. Parker
      11. The Coming Out of American Law, by Marie-Amélie George
      Part V: State Constitutional Rights
      12. Second Wind for State Bills of Rights, by Randall T. Shepard
      Suggestions for Further Reading
      Index

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