The Bill of Rights in Modern America: Revised and Expanded

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CONTENTS Introduction James W. Ely, Jr., and David J. Bodenhamer vii The Bill of Rights (and the Fourteenth Amendment) 1 part i.the myth and reality of rights 1. Rights Consciousness in American History daniel t. rodgers 7 2. The Explosion and Erosion of Rights gary l. mcdowell 25 part ii.modern rights in controversy 3. The First Amendment and the Freedom to Differ SUZANNA SHERRY 49 4. Church and State: The Religion Clauses melvin i. urofsky 67 5. Public Safety and the Right to Bear Arms robert j. cottrol and raymond t. diamond 88 6. The Enigmatic Place of Property Rights in Modern Constitutional Thought james w. ely, jr. 108 7. Reversing the Revolution: Rights of the Accused in a Conservative Age david j. bodenhamer 126 8. Police Practices and the Bill of Rights laurence a. benner and michal r. belknap 148 9. The “Cruel and Unusual Punishment” Clause: A Limit on the Power to Punish or Constitutional Rhetoric? joseph l.hoffmann 172 10. Equal Protection and Affirmative Action herman belz 190 rights remembered, revised, and extended 11. The Right to Privacy ken i. kersch 215 12. Second Wind for the State Bill of Rights randall t.shepard 241 Notes 255 Bibliographic Essays 281 List of Contributors 297 Table of Cases 301 Index 304 part iii. ...