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Constitutional law in a nutshell / by Jerome A. Barron, C. Thomas Dienes.
Barron, Jerome A.
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Dienes, C. Thomas.
2013
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Author
Barron, Jerome A.
Title
Constitutional law in a nutshell / by Jerome A. Barron, C. Thomas Dienes.
Published
St. Paul, MN : West, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Call Number
KF4550.Z9 B35 2013
Edition
Eighth edition.
Spine Title
Constitutional law
ISBN
0314281940
9780314281944
Description
lxxi, 705 pages ; 19 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)849248223
Note
Includes index.
Series
Nutshell series.
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Dienes, C. Thomas.
Table of Contents
Dedication
iii
Foreword to the Eighth Edition
v
Table of Cases
xix
The Constitution of the United States
xli
Introduction: Constitutional Principles
1
pt. 1
THE ALLOCATION OF POWERS
ch. 1
Judicial Review and Its Limits
7
A.
Foundations of Judicial Review
7
1.
Review of Federal Actions
8
2.
Review of State Actions
11
B.
Foundations of Federal Jurisdiction
13
1.
The Constitutional Basis of Federal Jurisdiction
13
2.
Bases of Federal Court Jurisdiction
14
3.
Statutory Forms of Review
18
C.
Constitutional and Policy Limitations on Judicial Review
19
1.
Constitutional Limitations
20
a.
The Bar of the Eleventh Amendment
20
b.
The "Case or Controversy" Requirement
26
2.
Policy Limitations
27
D.
Specific Doctrines Limiting Judicial Review
29
1.
Who May Litigate?---The Problem of Standing
30
a.
Constitutional Requirements for Standing
30
b.
Federal Taxpayer Standing
46
c.
Citizen Standing
54
d.
Third Party Standing
56
2.
When Can Constitutional Litigation Be Brought? The Problem of Timing
60
a.
Rule Against Mootness
60
b.
Ripeness, Prematurity, and Abstractness
64
3.
What Can Be Litigated? The Political Question Doctrine
67
ch. 2
National Legislative Powers
75
A.
Scope of Congressional Power
75
B.
The Commerce Power
81
1.
Establishing the Foundations
81
2.
Using the Commerce Clause for Police Power Ends
83
3.
The Stream of Commerce
85
4.
The Affectation Doctrine
86
C.
The Taxing Power
101
D.
The Spending Power
105
E.
Intergovernmental Immunities
113
ch. 3
State Power in American Federalism
123
A.
State Power to Regulate Commerce
126
1.
The Nature of the Power
126
2.
The Subject of the Regulation: The Cooley Doctrine
127
3.
The Modem Approach: The Balancing of Interests
128
a.
Discrimination: Purpose, Means, Effects
129
b.
Undue Burdens---Ad Hoc Balancing
146
4.
State as Market Participant
149
5.
Interstate Privileges and Immunities
153
B.
When Congress Speaks
158
1.
Preemption
159
2.
Legitimization
161
ch. 4
Congress and the Executive Power
163
A.
The Domestic Arena
166
1.
Executive Lawmaking
166
2.
Executive Impoundment
168
3.
Delegation, the Legislative Veto, and the Line Item Veto
169
4.
Appointment and Removal
175
5.
Separation of Powers Generally
182
B.
The Foreign Arena
183
1.
Allocating the Foreign Relations Power
183
2.
Treaties and Executive Agreements
185
3.
Allocating the War Power
190
C.
Promoting Executive Responsibility
195
1.
Executive Privilege
195
2.
Executive Immunity
198
pt. 2
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
ch. 5
Due Process of Law
211
A.
The Process of Incorporation
211
B.
Substantive Due Process
216
1.
Traditional Substantive Due Process
216
a.
The Early Rise and Demise of Economic Due Process
217
b.
Economic Regulation: Substantive Due Process Today
221
c.
The Takings Alternative
225
2.
Substantive Due Process Revisited: Fundamental Personal Rights
235
a.
In General
235
b.
Contraception, Abortion and Sodomy
238
c.
Marital and Familial Rights
261
d.
Right to Care and Protection
267
e.
The Right to Refuse Treatment
269
f.
No Right to Assisted Suicide
272
g.
Other Fundamental Rights
273
C.
Procedural Due Process
274
1.
Life, Liberty and Property Interests
274
a.
Property Interests
275
b.
Liberty Interests
278
2.
The Process That Is Due
283
ch. 6
Equal Protection
295
A.
Traditional Equal Protection
297
B.
The New Equal Protection
306
1.
Classifying Traits
306
a.
Race and Ethnic Origins
313
b.
Alienage: The "Sometimes Suspect" Classification
343
c.
Gender Classification: Intermediate Review
345
d.
Illegitimacy Classification: Intermediate Review
358
e.
Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Preference
361
f.
Other Bases of Classification
364
2.
Fundamental Rights
365
a.
Interstate Travel
367
b.
Marriage and Family Life
371
c.
Voting
372
d.
Access to Justice
383
e.
The Limits of Fundamental Rights
389
ch. 7
Freedom of Expression
395
A.
The Basic Doctrine
395
1.
The Rationale of Speech Protection
395
2.
A Doctrinal Overview
398
a.
Content Control v. Indirect Burdens
398
b.
Vagueness and Overbreadth
403
c.
The Doctrine of Prior Restraint
407
3.
The Clear and Present Danger Doctrine
412
4.
Symbolic Conduct
419
5.
Freedom of Association and Belief
429
a.
The Source of the Right
429
b.
Membership and Associational Action
430
c.
Group Registration and Disclosure
433
d.
Public Benefits and Government Employment
435
e.
The Right Not to Associate--- Compelled Speech
436
B.
The Doctrine Applied
449
1.
Expression in the Local Forum
449
a.
Controlling Speech Content: Inciting, Provocative and Offensive Language
451
b.
Rejecting New Categories of Unprotected Expression
463
c.
Access to Public Property---The Public Forum
467
d.
Access to Private Property
479
e.
Licensing, Permits and Injunctions
484
2.
Commercial Speech
487
a.
From Valentine to Virginia Pharmacy
487
b.
The Advent of the Central Hudson Test
489
c.
Lawyer Advertising
500
3.
Defamation and Privacy
503
a.
Rise of the Public Law of Defamation
503
b.
The Modem Public Law of Defamation
506
c.
Identifying the Public Figure Plaintiff
510
d.
The Public Law of Privacy
512
4.
Obscenity and Indecency
516
5.
Freedom of the Press
536
a.
Newsgathering
537
b.
Public Access to the Media
545
6.
Speech in the Electoral Process
552
7.
Government-Funded Speech
561
ch. 8
Freedom of Religion
569
A.
The Establishment Clause
570
1.
Public Aid to Religion
572
2.
Religion in the Schools
583
3.
Establishment Outside the Schools
593
B.
Free Exercise of Religion
602
ch. 9
State Action
619
A.
Introduction
619
B.
Framing the State Action Doctrine
620
C.
Finding State Action
623
1.
Public Functions
625
2.
Significant Involvement/Joint Participation
628
3.
Encouragement, Authorization and Approval
630
ch. 10
Congressional Legislation in Aid of Civil Rights and Liberties
639
A.
Sources of Congressional Power
639
B.
Enforcing the Thirteenth Amendment
640
C.
Enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment
643
1.
Congress' Remedial Powers
643
2.
Congress' Substantive Powers
644
3.
Reaching Private Conduct
655
D.
Enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment
657
Index
661
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