Reinventing American jurisprudence law through the lens of value / George David Miller ; ; contributions by Laura Brown.
| Author/creator | Miller, George David |
| Other author | Brown, Laura, 1986- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022] |
| Description | ix, 305 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The primacy of value -- Law theories through the lens of value -- Self-determination v. efficiency, Buck v. Bell -- Human being v. degraded being, Yo Wick v. Hopkins -- Security of free speech v. wartime national security, Abrams v. United States -- Partial personhood v. property, Dred Scott v. Sandford -- Integration as a means of securing personal liberty for all v. segregation as a means of securing white supremacy and limiting personal freedom, Plessy v. Ferguson -- Liberty over paternalism v. judicious state intervention over exploitative liberty, Lochner v. New York -- The value of interdependence v. value of a private and independent economic sphere, Wickard v. Filburn -- The sacred value of privacy in marriage v. traditionalism, Griswold v. Connecticut -- Malicious free speech v. libel of a government official, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan -- The subjective turn of the Fourteenth Amendment vs. separate but equal, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka -- Collective safety net v. individualistic self-defense, District of Columbia v. Heller -- The absolute value of the establishment clause of the First Amendment v. value of spiritual heritage, Engel v. Vitale --The value of privacy in the bedroom vs. the value of social stability, Lawrence v. Texas -- Weaponized words v. fruition of conscience in action, Brandenburg v. Ohio -- Invidious discrimination v. the purity of white supremacy, Loving v. Virginia -- Health v liberty, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius -- Venerated objects v. Freedom of Speech, Texas v. Johnson -- Functional judiciary v. national security, United States v. Nixon -- The First Amendment as a means to secure corporate dominance v. First Amendment as a means to secure democracy, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission -- Conclusion : one hundred eleven mic drop takeaways, conversation starters & stuff that can startle the stymied into writing creatively. |
| Abstract | "Using value analysis, the authors uncover the undercurrents of famous United States Supreme Court rulings. Value inquiry reveals surprising and alarming agendas while opening up a fertile ground for debate, scholarship, and an assessment of the values at the heart of a country"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (287-297) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021036848 |
| ISBN | 9781793639400 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |