Authors: Neil C. Blond
ISBN-13: 9780735586062, ISBN-10: 0735586063
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Date Published: June 2009
Edition: 6th Edition
Book Synopsis
A concise, easy to understand survey of the law of criminal procedure. Includes: right to counsel, arrest, search and seizure, self-incrimination, other police procedures, pretrial proceedings, guilty pleas and plea bargaining, the trial, sentencing, double jeopardy and post-conviction.
Table of Contents
The Supreme Court's Authority 1
Introduction 1
Review Of Congressional Acts 1
Review Of State Laws 2
Review Of State Court Judgments 2
Congress' Authority To Limit Federal Court Jurisdiction 2
Supreme Court Jurisdiction And Practice 3
Required Conditions For Constitutional Adjudication 4
State Sovereign Immunity 7
Case Clips 8
National Power And Commerce Power 35
National Power 35
Commerce Power 37
Case Clips 42
Other National Powers 57
The Taxing Power 57
The Spending Power 58
War, Treaty, And Foreign Affairs Powers 58
Congressional And Judicial Powers 59
Case Clips 61
State Regulation And The National Economy 73
The Dormant Commerce Clause 73
Congressional Regulation Of Federal-State Relations 75
Other Elements Of Federalism 76
Case Clips 79
Separation Of Powers 109
Introduction 109
Legislative Process And Enforcement: Congress And ThePresident 109
"Necessary And Proper" Exercise Of Authority 110
Foreign Affairs 111
Federal Control Of Citizenship Status 112
Exercise Of Government Police Power 113
Federal Immunities 113
Executive Powers: Appointment, Removal, And Pardon 115
Power Of Legislative Inquiry 115
Case Clips 117
The Bill Of Rights And The States: Procedural Due Process 143
The Bill Of Rights And The States 143
Fourteenth Amendment 143
Procedural Due Process 145
Case Clips 149
14th Amendment Substantive Rights / Constitutional Economic Rights / Bills Of Attainder / Ex Post Facto Laws 187
Introduction 187
Substantive Due Process - Economic Regulation 188
Other Constitutional Protection Of Economic Rights 189
Protection Of Non-Economic Rights 190
Scope Of Liberty And Property 192
Other Restrictions 192
Case Clips 194
Equal Protection 225
Overview 225
Standards Of Review 225
Suspect Classifications 227
Fundamental Rights 230
Non-Fundamental Principles 232
Case Clips 233
Post Civil War Amendments And Civil Rights Legislation 303
Introduction 303
State Action 304
Congressional Enforcement 306
Case Clips 309
Freedom Of Expression 331
Introduction 331
Restricting Speech Based On Content: Subversive Advocacy 331
The Limits Of First Amendment Protection 332
Pervasive Themes 337
Governmental Interests And The Public Forum 339
The First Amendment And The Political Campaign Process 342
More Special Contexts: Education And Labor 342
Freedom Of Association 343
Government Power And The First Amendment 344
Case Clips 347
The Constitution And Religion 429
Introduction 429
The Establishment Clause 429
The Free Exercise Clause 431
Case Clips 433
Table Of Cases 461
Subjects