{"product_id":"toward-a-usable-past-liberty-under-state-constitutions-paperback","title":"Toward a Usable Past: Liberty Under State Constitutions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Finkelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephen E. Gottlieb\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMary L. Dudziak\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States Supreme Court's relegation of many rights to definition under state constitutional law, combined with the tendency of recent administrations to entrust the states with the task of preserving individual rights, is increasingly making state constitutions the arena where the battles to preserve the rights to life, liberty, property, due process, and equal protection of laws must be fought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging in time from the late 1700s to the late 1900s, \u003ci\u003eToward a Usable Past\u003c\/i\u003e offers a series of case studies that examine the protection afforded individual rights by state constitutions and state constitutional law. As it explores the history of liberty at the state level, this volume also investigates the promise and risks of turning to state constitutions to guarantee and expand individual rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, major scholars and legal practitioners discuss state protections of civil liberty, and ponder the contemporary implications of the state record. The cases examined cover topics ranging from religion in schools during the Federalist era to criminal justice in the late nineteenth century, from racial integration in Kansas before \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e to legal battles over birth control in the Connecticut Supreme Court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introduction presents the historical and contemporary significance of the topic and traces the evolution of the federal constitutional law establishing the parameters of state regulation of individual rights.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Finkelman is President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy at Albany Law School. He is the author of numerous books, including \"An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity\" and \"Slavery and the Founders: Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson.\" Stephen E. Gottlieb is the Jay and Ruth Caplan Distinguished Professor at Albany Law School whose books include \"Morality Imposed: The Rehnquist Court and Liberty in America\" and \"Jurisprudence: Cases and Materials.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 462\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53387276910867,"sku":"9780820334967","price":63.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/nEP-QeVwNl9780820334967.webp?v=1769522075","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/toward-a-usable-past-liberty-under-state-constitutions-paperback","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}