SCOTUS 2020

Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This third volume in Palgrave's SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2020. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2020 tackles the Court's rulings on LGBT discrimination, abortion regulation, subpoenas of the Trump administration, the Electoral College, DACA and presidential power, Native rights, cross-border rights, the Second Amendment, church and state, separation of powers, criminal justice, and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2020 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2020 offers an analysis of the current state of ideological and interpretive divisions on the Court.

Offers a big-picture overview of the key cases of the Supreme Court's 2020 term Explains each ruling in a manner accessible to students, scholars, and general readers without deep background in constitutional law Considers the political ramifications of the major rulings for public policy, the constitutional debate, or partisan politics

Autorentext

Morgan Marietta is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA.

Zusammenfassung

"SCOTUS 2020: Major Decisions and Developments of the U.S. Supreme Court offers an evenhanded, thoughtful overview of the Supreme Court's October 2019 Term. ... SCOTUS 2020 is accessible to nonlawyers and useful either as a pedagogical tool for learning about the Court, or for readers wanting a recap of the Term without wading through the opinions in all 16 cases it considers." (Donald A. Daugherty, The Federalist Society Review, Vol. 22, 2021)

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction: The 2019-2020 Term at the Supreme Court.- Chapter 2. Bostock, R.G. & G.R. Harris, and Zarda on LGBT Discrimination Under Title VII.- Chapter 3. Chiafalo v. Washington & Colorado Dep of State v. Baca on Faithless Electors.- Chapter 4. DHS v. University of California on DACA.- Chapter 5. Espinoza v. Montana on Public Funding of Religious Schools.- Chapter 6. Hernandez v. Mesa on Cross-Border Rights Claims.- Chapter 7. Kahler v. Kansas on Abolishing the Insanity Defense.- Chapter 8. Kelly v. US on Public Fraud and the Bridgegate Controversy.- Chapter 9. June Medical Services v. Gee on Abortion Regulation.- Chapter 10. New York State Rifle & Pistol on Gun Regulation Under the 2nd Amendment.- Chapter 11. Ramos v. Louisiana on Non-Unanimous Juries.- Chapter 12. Seila Law v. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on Separation of Powers.- Chapter 13. Sharp v. Murphy on Native Rights.- Chapter 14. Trump v. Vance and Trump v. Mazars on Executive Branch Subpoenas.- Chapter 15. Ideological Divisions on the Court Between and Within the Left and Right.