Constitutional Law : 2004 Supplement

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

• ISBN13: 9780735540859
• ISBN10: 0735540853
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

This timely 2004 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 2004 Supplement integrates coverage of cases through the 2003-2004 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	p. xi
Table of Authorities	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
The Role of the Supreme Court in the Constitutional Order	p. 1
Introduction: Some Notes on the History and Theory of the Constitution	p. 1
The Basic Framework	p. 1
"Case or Controversy" Requirements and the Passive Virtues	p. 3
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow	p. 3
Vieth v. Jubelirer	p. 9
Bush v. Gore	p. 17
Note: Bush v. Gore	p. 30
The Powers of Congress	p. 45
Introduction	p. 45
The Basic Issues: Federalism and Judicial Review	p. 45
The Evolution of Commerce Clause Doctrine: The Lessons (?) of History	p. 46
Other Powers of Congress: Are They More (or Less) Plenary than the Commerce Power?	p. 50
Judicial Efforts to Protect the Expansion of the Market Against Assertions of Local Power	p. 55
The Fundamental Framework	p. 55
Facially Neutral Statutes with Effects on Commerce	p. 56
The Distribution of National Powers	p. 57
Introduction	p. 57
Domestic Affairs	p. 59
Foreign Affairs	p. 63
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld	p. 65
Equality and the Constitution	p. 97
Equal Protection Methodology: Rational Basis Review	p. 97
Equal Protection Methodology: Heightened Scrutiny and the Problem of Race	p. 99
Grutter v. Bollinger	p. 109
Gratz v. Bollinger	p. 130
Equal Protection Methodology: Heightened Scrutiny and the Problem of Gender	p. 134
Nguyen v. Immigration and Naturalization Service	p. 136
Equal Protection Methodology: The Problem of Sexual Orientation	p. 142
Equal Protection Methodology: Other Candidates for Heightened Scrutiny	p. 143
Implied Fundamental Rights	p. 147
Fundamental Interests and the Equal Protection Clause	p. 147
Vieth v. Jubelirer	p. 150
Modern Substantive Due Process	p. 156
Lawrence v. Texas	p. 156
Procedural Due Process	p. 172
The Contracts and Takings Clauses	p. 173
Palazzolo v. Rhode Island	p. 173
Freedom of Expression	p. 183
Introduction	p. 183
Content-Based Restrictions: Dangerous Ideas and Information	p. 187
Overbreadth, Vagueness, and Prior Restraint	p. 198
Content-Based Restrictions: "Low" Value Speech	p. 199
Thompson v. Western States Medical Center	p. 202
Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly	p. 205
Ashcroft v. The Free Speech Coalition	p. 214
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union	p. 219
City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books	p. 223
Virginia v. Black	p. 226
Content-Neutral Restrictions: Limitations on the Means of Communication and the Problem of Content-Neutrality	p. 241
Bartnicki v. Vopper	p. 241
Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez	p. 249
United States v. American Library Association	p. 253
McConnell v. Federal Election Comm'n	p. 268
Freedom of the Press	p. 282
The Constitution and Religion	p. 289
Introduction	p. 289
The Establishment Clause	p. 290
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris	p. 291
Permissible Accommodation	p. 298
The Constitution, Baselines, and the Problem of Private Power	p. 301
Constitutionally Impermissible Departures from Neutrality: State Subsidization, Approval, and Encouragement	p. 301
Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association	p. 301
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