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The Courage of Their Convictions: Sixteen Americans Who Fought Their Way to the Supreme Court

by Peter Irons

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ISBN13: 9780140128109
ISBN10: 0140128107
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Peter Irons introduces 16 Americans who had the courage and perseverance to pursue a belief in their constitutional rights all the way to the Surpreme Court. Their cases, decided by the Surpreme Court between 1940 and 1986, raise four major issues of our time — religion, race, protest, and privacy.

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Cites sixteen landmark civil liberties cases and the individuals who challenged laws that they felt impinged upon their personal freedom and who took their battles to the nation's highest court of law.
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chaz.sm, August 25, 2008 (view all comments by chaz.sm)
A very well written book, but with a distinct liberal bias. Irons seems to be almost as concerned with bashing conservatives as with telling the stories of these Supreme Court cases. None the less, a very detailed account. The essays by the actual participants in the cases provide an interesting perspective on the constitution.
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ISBN:
9780140128109
Author:
Irons, Peter H.
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Author:
Irons, Peter H.
Author:
Irons
Location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Civil Procedure
Subject:
Civil Rights
Subject:
Legal System
Subject:
Civil rights -- United States -- Cases.
Subject:
United States - General
Copyright:
1990
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references p. 423-430.
Series Volume:
v. 1
Publication Date:
January 1990
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
7.72x5.08x.81 in. .68 lbs.
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