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.
Table of Content
1. Introduction: The 2018-2019 Term at the Supreme Court
Morgan Marietta
2. American Legion v. American Humanist on Religious Monuments Under the First Amendment
Ronald Kahn and Gerard D’Emilio
3. Department of Commerce v. New York on the Census Citizenship Question
Brett Curry
4. Flowers v. Mississippi on Race in Jury Selection
Jennifer Bowie
5. Gamble v. U.S. on Double Jeopardy
Rory K. Little
6. Gundy v. U.S. on Delegation of Power
Gary Lawson
7. Haymond v. U.S. on Re-Imprisonment Without a Jury Trial
Stephen Simon
8. Kisor v. Wilkie on Deference to Federal Agencies
Bethany Blackstone
9. Madison, Bucklew, Dunn, and Murphy on Capital Punishment at the Margins
Mark A. Graber
10. Mitchell v. Wisconsin on Blood Alcohol Tests Under the Fourth Amendment
Pamela C. Corley
11. Rucho v. Common Cause on Partisan Gerrymandering and the Political Questions Doctrine
Carol Nackenoff and Abigail Diebold
12. Timbs v. Indiana on Excessive Fines and Civil Forfeitures
Marian R. Williams
13. Other Major Cases
David Klein
14. Justice Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Court
Lawrence Baum
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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.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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