Reinterpreting the Constitution : how the Supreme Court changes the law by Mannino, Edward F.

Table of Contents: “…Free speech -- Free exercise of religion -- Establishment of religion -- Unlawful searches and seizures -- Race -- The right to bear arms -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Property rights -- The commerce clause and the taxing power -- Same-sex marriage -- Abortion -- Limiting immigration -- Conclusion.…”


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The law and policy of sentencing and corrections in a nutshell by Branham, Lynn S., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…The law and policy of sentencing -- Introduction to sentencing -- Guilty pleas and plea bargaining -- Sentencing statutes and guidelines -- Procedural rights during sentencing -- Sentencing evidence -- Community-based sentences -- The death penalty -- Cruel and unusual punishment and noncapital cases -- Parole release and probation and parole revocation -- Enmeshed penalties ("collateral consequences" of convictions) -- Part 2. …”


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The Greenhaven encyclopedia of capital punishment by Thompson, Bruce E. R., 1952-

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Legal rights by Johnson, Terry, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Origins of American legal rights -- The right against unreasonable searches and seizures -- The right to fair treatment -- The right to a fair trial -- The right against excessive or cruel and unusual punishments -- Legal rights and the war on terrorism -- The USA Patriot Act and the future of American legal rights.…”


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The Rights of prisoners : the basic ACLU guide to prisoners' rights

Table of Contents: “…Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment -- Due process -- Free communication and access to the courts -- Political rights -- Religious rights and discrimination -- Racial discrimination -- Privacy and personal appearance -- The special concerns of women prisoners -- Medical care and rehabilitation -- Pretrial confinement -- Parole -- Remedies and procedures for challenging conditions of confinement.…”


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The ethics of total confinement : a critique of madness, citizenship, and social justice by Arrigo, Bruce A.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : on madness, citizenship, and social justice -- The ethics of psychological jurisprudence -- Juvenile transfer, developmental maturity, and competency to stand trial -- Inmate mental health, solitary confinement, and cruel and unusual punishment -- Sexually violent predators, criminal and civil confinement, and community re-entry -- Rethinking total confinement : translating social theory into justice policy.…”


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Oz : the complete third season

Table of Contents: “…Episode 6. Cruel and unusual punishments. -- Disc 3. Episode 7. Secret identities. …”


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Supreme discomfort : the divided soul of Clarence Thomas by Merida, Kevin

Table of Contents: “…-- The aftermath : Thomas's love affair with the right -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Marshall's footprints -- Inside the court -- Silent justice -- Scalia's clone? …”


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Commonsense justice : jurors' notions of the law by Finkel, Norman J.

Table of Contents: “…In search of community sentiment -- Understandigng nullification -- Revealing jurors' sentiments -- How jurors construct reality -- Objectivity versus subjectivity in the law -- The sacred precinct of the bedroom -- The right to die -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Murther most foul -- Death is different -- The juvenile death penalty -- On self-defense justice -- The self-defense drama -- The maddening changes in insanity law -- How jurors construe insanity -- Murderous passions, mitigating sentiments -- The path of commonsense justice.…”


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Correctional law for the correctional officer by Collins, William C., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…A short history of the courts and corrections -- Types of lawsuits inmates file -- Access to the courts -- Inmate rights versus institutional interests : the balancing test -- The First Amendment : religion, mail, publications, visiting, and expression -- The Fourth Amendment : searches and seizures -- The Eighth Amendment : cruel and unusual punishment -- Suicide -- Use of force -- The Fourteenth Amendment : due process and equal protection -- The correctional employee and litigation : how a lawsuit works -- Officers' rights -- The Americans With Disabilities Act.…”


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The Supreme Court and American democracy : case studies on judicial review and public policy by Pollock, Earl E.

Table of Contents: “…The Constitution and the Supreme Court -- From Marbury to reconstruction -- Race discrimination by government -- Race discrimination by private persons -- Minority preferences -- Due process of law -- Abortion and the "right of privacy" -- Terminal illness issues -- Gay rights -- Freedom of speech -- Freedom of the press -- The establishment of religion clause -- The free exercise clause -- Executive powers -- Voting and elections -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Property rights -- The Second Amendment.…”


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Executioner's current : Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the invention of the electric chair by Moran, Richard

Table of Contents: “…"William, it is time" -- The battle of the currents: Edison versus Westinghouse, DC versus AC -- The new electrical execution law -- Harold Brown and the "executioner's current" -- "I'll take the rope": the life, crime, and trial of William Kemmler -- Unusually cruel punishment -- Neither cruel nor unusual punishment -- Kemmler's legacy: the search for a humane method of execution.…”


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Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. and Thurgood Marshall on capital punishment : its constitutionality, morality, deterrent effect, and interpretation by the Court by Bigel, Alan I., 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Brennan, Jr. and Thurgood Marshall join the court -- The eighth amendment's prohibition against infliction of "cruel and unusual punishments" -- The United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the death penalty -- JusticeBrennan's opinions on capital punishment -- Justice Marshall's opinions on capital punishment -- A comparison of Brennan's and Marshall's positions on capital punishment -- Conclusion.…”


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Supreme discomfort : the divided soul of Clarence Thomas by Merida, Kevin

Table of Contents: “…-- The aftermath : Thomas's love affair with the right -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Marshall's footprints -- Inside the court -- Silent justice -- Scalia's clone -- The quiet, anonymous life -- Expectations -- Epilogue.…”


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The Supreme Court and civil liberties : how the Court has protected the Bill of Rights by Fraenkel, Osmond K. (Osmond Kessler), 1888-1983

Table of Contents: “…The Bill of Rights -- In time of war or civil disturbance -- Bills of attainder -- Minority rights -- Freedom of expression -- Freedom of assembly -- Freedom of religion -- Education -- Voting -- The right to travel -- Citizenship -- Aliens -- Due process -- Searches and seizures -- Indictment -- Self incrimination -- Double jeopardy -- Jury problems -- Confrontation -- The right to counsel -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Labor relations -- Congressional and legislative committees -- Procedural problems -- Leading cases.…”


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The death penalty : opposing viewpoints

Table of Contents: “…Bradbury -- The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment / Peter L. Berger -- The death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment / Michael Scaljon -- Executions deliver reasonable retribution / Pat Buchanan -- Executions do not deliver reasonable retribution / Marvin E. …”


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The death penalty

Table of Contents: “…Bradbury -- The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment / Peter L. Berger -- The death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment / Michael Scaljon -- Executions deliver reasonable retribution / Pat Buchanan -- Executions do not deliver reasonable retribution / Marvin E. …”


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How to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere : the secrets of good communication by King, Larry, 1933-2021

Table of Contents: “…More notes on public speaking -- Cruel and unusual punishment: how to survive on TV and radio -- Future talk.…”


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The oath and the office : a guide to the Constitution for future presidents by Brettschneider, Corey Lang

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the oath -- Article II and the limited presidency -- The bully pulpit -- The power to execute the laws -- The power to hire and fire -- The power to nominate Supreme Court justices -- The commander-in-chief power -- Madison and the creation of the Bill of Rights -- The First Amendment and free speech -- The First Amendment and the freedom of religion -- The Eighth Amendment and the ban on cruel and unusual punishment -- The Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments and the guarantee of equal protection of the laws -- How to stop a president -- The judicial check on a president -- Federalism -- The congressional check and impeachment -- Conclusion.…”


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Legal lynching : racism, injustice, and the death penalty by Jackson, Jesse, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…The roots of capital punishment -- Alternatives to the death penalty -- Innocence and the death penalty: the danger of mistaken executions -- Cruel and unusual punishment: is the death penalty unconstitutional? …”


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