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The dirty dozen : how twelve Supreme Court cases radically expanded government and eroded freedom / Robert A. Levy & William H. Mellor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levy, Robert A., 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Supreme Court--Cases.
- United States.
- Law--United States--Cases.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Sentinel, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A non-lawyer's guide to the worst Supreme Court decisions of the modern era.
- Contents:
- Dedications; Table of Contents; Preface; Notes; Forward; Introduction; Part One: Expanding Government; 1. Promoting the General Welfare; 2. Regulating Interstate Commerce; 3. Rescinding Private Contracts; 4. Lawmaking by Administrative Agencies; Part Two: Eroding Freedom; 5. Campaign Finance Reform and Free Speech; 6. Gun Owners' Rights; 7. Civil Liberties Versus National Security; 8. Asset Forfeiture Without Due Process; 9. Eminent Domain for Private Use; 10. Taking Property by Regulation; 11. Earning an Honest Living; 12. Equal Protection and Racial Preferences; Afterword; Postscript 1
- Postscript 2Acknowledgments; Constitution; Amendments; Table of Cases; Notes; Cato Institute; Notes Continued; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612600029
- 9781282600027
- 1282600028
- 9781935308324
- 1935308327
- OCLC:
- 643097107
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