Constitutional Law, 2003 Case Supplement

by Stone, Geoffrey R.; Seidman, Louis M.; Sunstein, Cass R.; Tushnet, Mark V.; Karlan, Pamela S.

• ISBN13: 9780735534773
• ISBN10: 0735534772
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

This timely Case Supplement adds currency and depth To The balanced presentation of doctrine and practice that has earned Constitutional Law, Fourth Edition by Stone, Seidman, Sunstein, and Tushnet its leading position in the field. This 2003 Supplement integrates coverage of cases For The 2002-2003 Supreme Court term.

Author Biography

Geoffrey R. Stone Harry Kalven, Jr., Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School Louis M. Seidman Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Cass R. Sunstein Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Chicago Law School and Department of Political Science Mark V. Tushnet Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center Pamela S. Karlan Kenneth & Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law, Stanford Law School

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	xi
Table of Authorities	xv
Acknowledgments	xxiii
The Role of the Supreme Court in the Constitutional Order	1	(30)
Introduction: Some Notes on the History and Theory of the Constitution	1	(1)
The Basic Framework	1	(2)
``Case or Controversy'' Requirements and the Passive Virtues	3	(28)
Bush v. Gore	3	(13)
Note: Bush v. Gore	16	(15)
The Powers of Congress	31	(8)
Introduction	31	(1)
The Basic Issues: Federalism and Judicial Review	31	(1)
The Evolution of Commerce Clause Doctrine: The Lessons (?) of History	32	(3)
Other Powers of Congress: Are They More (or Less) Plenary than the Commerce Power?	35	(4)
Judicial Efforts to Protect the Expansion of the Market Against Assertions of Local Power	39	(2)
The Fundamental Framework	39	(1)
Facially Neutral Statutes with Effects on Commerce	40	(1)
The Distribution of National Powers	41	(18)
Introduction	41	(2)
A Case Study: Presidential Seizure	43	(5)
Domestic Affairs	48	(3)
Foreign Affairs	51	(8)
Equality and the Constitution	59	(48)
Equal Protection Methodology: Rational Basis Review	59	(2)
Equal Protection Methodology: Heightened Scrutiny and the Problem of Race	61	(34)
Grutter v. Bollinger	70	(21)
Gratz v. Bollinger	91	(4)
Equal Protection Methodology: Heightened Scrutiny and the Problem of Gender	95	(8)
Nguyen v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	97	(6)
Equal Protection Methodology: The Problem of Sexual Orientation	103	(1)
Equal Protection Methodology: Other Candidates for Heightened Scrutiny	104	(3)
Implied Fundamental Rights	107	(28)
Fundamental Interests and the Equal Protection Clause	107	(2)
Modern Substantive Due Process	109	(16)
Lawrence v. Texas	109	(16)
The Contracts and Takings Clauses	125	(10)
Palazzolo v. Rhode Island	125	(10)
Freedom of Expression	135	(92)
Introduction	135	(4)
Content-Based Restrictions: Dangerous Ideas and Information	139	(11)
Overbreadth, Vagueness, and Prior Restraint	150	(1)
Content-Based Restrictions: ``Low'' Value Speech	151	(38)
Thomson v. Western States Medical Center	153	(4)
Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly	157	(9)
Ashcroft v. The Free Speech Coalition	166	(5)
City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books	171	(3)
Virginia v. Black	174	(15)
Content-Neutral Restrictions: Limitations on the Means of Communication and the Problem of Content-Neutrality	189	(32)
Bartnicki v. Vopper	189	(7)
Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez	196	(5)
United States v. American Library Association	201	(20)
Freedom of the Press	221	(6)
The Constitution and Religion	227	(10)
Introduction	227	(1)
The Establishment Clause	228	(7)
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris	229	(6)
Permissible Accommodation	235	(2)
The Constitution, Baselines, and the Problem of Private Power	237	(1)
Constitutionally Impermissible Departures from Neutrality: State Subsidization, Approval, and Encouragement	237	(1)
Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association	237