Overview
- Offers a big-picture overview of the key cases of the Supreme Court's 2019 term
- Explains each ruling in a manner accessible to students, scholars, and general readers without deep background in constitutional law
- Considers the political ramifications of the major rulings for public policy, the constitutional debate, or partisan politics
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Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This second volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series explains and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2019. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2019 tackles the Court's rulings on the census citizenship question, partisan gerrymandering, religious monuments, the death penalty, race in jury selection, double jeopardy, jury trials for reimprisonment during supervised release, Fourth Amendment protection for blood alcohol tests, deference to federal agencies, excessive fines under the Eighth Amendment and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2019 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2019 offers an analysis of the controversial Justice Brett Kavanaugh's first term in office, as well as a big-picture look at the implications of the Court's decisions for the direction of this new Roberts Court.
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Keywords
- US Supreme Court
- Justice Gorsuch
- Justice Kavanaugh
- First amendment
- Religious Monuments
- Census Citizenship
- civil rights
- immigration policy
- criminal justice and race
- voir dire
- Double Jeopardy
- separate sovereigns doctrine
- non-delegation
- Criminal law
- Death Penalty
- Fourth amendment
- Gerrymandering
- Civil Forfeiture
- Enumeration Clause
- jury selection
Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“Not only do SCOTUS 2018 and SCOTUS 2019 concisely present and discuss major Supreme Court rulings, they also provide very accessible discussions of very complicated and timely issues. These volumes are great for anyone who is interested in learning more about the Court and the impact this institution has on American politics.” (Alison Merrill, Law and Politics Book Review, Vol. 30 (5), June, 2020)
“This compact volume is invaluable to anyone looking to get up to speed on the Supreme Court’s most recent major rulings. The individual chapters, all written in lively, clear prose, provide a nuanced look at how the Roberts Court, with the conservative edge provided by Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, is navigating constitutional terrain in some surprising ways. Highly recommended for teachers, students, and anyone concerned about the critical role the third branch plays in structuring federalism, rights, federal power, and inter-branch relations.” (Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY)“SCOTUS 2019 makes a major contribution to the contemporary study of the Supreme Court. Klein and Marietta have assembled a diverse and top-notch group of scholars to provide fresh insights on the Court’s most significant decisions and the first term of Justice Kavanaugh. It is a must-read for those interested in the modern Supreme Court.” (Paul M. Collins, Jr., Professor and Director of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
David Klein is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University, USA.
Morgan Marietta is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: SCOTUS 2019
Book Subtitle: Major Decisions and Developments of the US Supreme Court
Editors: David Klein, Morgan Marietta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29956-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29955-2Published: 01 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-29956-9Published: 25 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 158
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations, US Politics, Constitutional Law