trials, litigation, etc

Examines the issues the Supreme Court case R.A.V. v. St. Paul that resulted when St. Paul, Minnesota tried to ban hate speech.

"In 1967, a mentally ill African American man named William Furman invaded the home of William Joseph Micke and accidentally shot him while attempting to flee. Although the evidence suggested that Micke's death was the result of an accident, the jury of the county court found Furman guilty of murder and sentenced him to death. After the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision, Furman appealed to the highest court in the land ... This book discusses the details of the case as well as how the decision continues to impact the issue of capital punishment and includes excerpts from both the majority and dissenting opinions"--Back cover.

Discusses the involvement of the Supreme Court in the Watergate Scandal during Richard Nixon's presidency.

Details the Supreme Court case that dealt with drug searches by public school employees and debated the Fourth Amendment rights of students.

Discusses the historical, legal, and social aspects of the Supreme Court case of "Worcester v. Georgia, " which addressed the state government's infringement on Cherokee Native American tribe's sovereignty.

Examines the 1819 Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland whereby James McCulloch, manager of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States, refused to pay the tax that the state of Maryland had levied on the bank's currency.

Describes the murder conviction of William Henry Furman in 1969 and his appeal against the state of Georgia over the death penalty, and examines other court cases and the debate over capital punishment.

Examines the federal case of McCulloch v. Maryland, a key decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819, that largely determined the future power balance between the national government and the states.

Examines the Supreme Court case of 1819 in which the issue of state rights came to bear on banking practices of the Bank of the United States in Maryland.

Provides an account of the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v Maryland in which the State of Maryland attempted to block the operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States, setting off a debate over issues of sovereignty and implied powers.