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The Supreme Court protects our most basic constitutional rights. Yet many of us are unaware of how deeply its decisions reach into our personal lives. Can the government seize your house in order to build a shopping mall? Can it tell you what you can and can't do within the privacy of your own home? How far can it go in regulating you r use of the Internet? These are some of the questions answered in this concise, easy-to-read primer of the Supreme Court cases that most directly impact your life. Book jacket.

Acknowledgments	p. 3
Introduction: "A Government of Laws, Not Men"	p. 9
How the Supreme Court Became Supreme	p. 23
Marbury V. Madison	p. 24
Dred Scott V. Sanford	p. 29
One Nation Under God? Matters of Church and State	p. 35
Engle V. Vitale	p. 36
Epperson V. Arkansas	p. 40
Van Orden V. Perry	p. 46
McCreary County, Kentucky V. Aclu of Kentucky	p. 46
Innocent Until Proven Guilty: The Rights of the Accused	p. 50
Gideon V. Wainwright	p. 51
Miranda V. Arizona	p. 54
The Melting Pot: Race, Discrimination, and Diversity	p. 58
Brown V. Board of Education	p. 59
Gratz V. Bollinger	p. 62
Grutter V. Bollinger	p. 62
Boy Scouts of America V. Dale	p. 66
Playing Politics	p. 71
Buckley V. Valeo	p. 72
Bush V. Gore	p. 77
The Right of Privacy: From Before the Cradle to the Grave	p. 83
Griswold V. Connecticut	p. 84
Roe V. Wade	p. 88
Washington V. Glucksberg	p. 92
"Big Government" in Your Business and in Your Backyard	p. 95
West Coast Hotel Co. V. Parish	p. 96
Heart of Atlanta Motel V. United States	p. 100
Katzenbach V. McClung	p. 100
Burlington Industries V. Ellerth	p. 107
Standard Oil Co. V. United States	p. 110
Kelo V. City of New London	p. 113
Monroe V. Pape	p. 117
Limiting the Imperial Presidency	p. 120
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. V. Sawyer	p. 122
United States V. Nixon	p. 127
How Free Is Free Speech?	p. 132
Brandenburg V. Ohio	p. 133
Miller V. California	p. 135
Texas V. Johnson	p. 141
New York Times Co. V. Sullivan	p. 144
New York Times Co. V. United States	p. 148
Old Laws and New Technologies	p. 152
MGM Studios Inc. V. Grokster, Ltd.	p. 153
Kyllo V. United States	p. 158
United States V. American Library Association	p. 162
Afterword	p. 167
Resources	p. 173
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The Supremes' Greatest Hits The 34 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life

The Supremes' Greatest Hits The 34 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life

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