Courting justice : ten New Jersey cases that shook the nation /
Courting justice : ten New Jersey cases that shook the nation /
Paul L. Tractenberg, editor ; foreword by Deborah T. Poritz.
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (xi, 268 pages).
- Rivergate regionals .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Henningsen volume Bloomfield Motors, Incorporated (1960): promoting product safety by protecting consumers of defective goods / Marini volume Ireland (1970): protecting low-income renters by judicial shock therapy / Southern Burlington County NAACP volume Township of Mount Laurel (1975): establishing a right to affordable housing throughout the state by confronting the inequality demon / In Re Karen Ann Quinlan (1976): establishing a patient's right to die in dignity / Right To Choose volume Byrne (1982): establishing a state constitutional right to publicly funded abortions / State volume Hunt (1982): protecting privacy from unwarranted searches amid a national roadmap to independent state constitutional rights / In The Matter Of Baby M (1988): reining in surrogate parenting and protecting a child's best interests -- Suzanne A. Kim -- Lehmann volume Toys-R-Us (1993): protecting employees from sexual harassment and a hostile work environment / Doe volume Poritz and Megan's law (1995): the subtle art of judicial deference to the legislature / New jersey's school funding litigation, Robinson volume Cahill and Abbott volume Burke (2011): the epitome of the state supreme court as an independent, progressive voice in guaranteeing constitutional rights / New Jersey's 1947 constitution and the creation of a modern state supreme court / Jay M. Feinman and Caitlin Edwards -- Richard H. Chused -- Robert C. Holmes -- Robert S. Olick and Paul W. Armstrong -- Louis Raveson -- Robert F. Williams -- Fredric Gross -- Ronald K. Chen -- Paul L. Tractenberg -- John B. Wefing.
Ten cases decided between 1960 and 2011, including the Karen Ann Quinlan decision, the Baby M case, the Mount Laurel decision, Megan's Law, and the series of decisions known as Abbott/Robinson that directed state funding of poor urban schools on par with suburban districts, shed light on landmark decisions and their impact on national and global events. Different experts cover each case, providing insight into the court's approach and decision-making process.
9781461948728 9780813561608
Trials--New Jersey.
Law--New Jersey--Popular works.
Civil rights--New Jersey--Popular works.
Civil rights--New Jersey--Popular works.
Law--New Jersey--Popular works.
Trials--New Jersey.
Electronic Books.
KF220 / .C687 2013
Includes bibliographies and index.
Henningsen volume Bloomfield Motors, Incorporated (1960): promoting product safety by protecting consumers of defective goods / Marini volume Ireland (1970): protecting low-income renters by judicial shock therapy / Southern Burlington County NAACP volume Township of Mount Laurel (1975): establishing a right to affordable housing throughout the state by confronting the inequality demon / In Re Karen Ann Quinlan (1976): establishing a patient's right to die in dignity / Right To Choose volume Byrne (1982): establishing a state constitutional right to publicly funded abortions / State volume Hunt (1982): protecting privacy from unwarranted searches amid a national roadmap to independent state constitutional rights / In The Matter Of Baby M (1988): reining in surrogate parenting and protecting a child's best interests -- Suzanne A. Kim -- Lehmann volume Toys-R-Us (1993): protecting employees from sexual harassment and a hostile work environment / Doe volume Poritz and Megan's law (1995): the subtle art of judicial deference to the legislature / New jersey's school funding litigation, Robinson volume Cahill and Abbott volume Burke (2011): the epitome of the state supreme court as an independent, progressive voice in guaranteeing constitutional rights / New Jersey's 1947 constitution and the creation of a modern state supreme court / Jay M. Feinman and Caitlin Edwards -- Richard H. Chused -- Robert C. Holmes -- Robert S. Olick and Paul W. Armstrong -- Louis Raveson -- Robert F. Williams -- Fredric Gross -- Ronald K. Chen -- Paul L. Tractenberg -- John B. Wefing.
Ten cases decided between 1960 and 2011, including the Karen Ann Quinlan decision, the Baby M case, the Mount Laurel decision, Megan's Law, and the series of decisions known as Abbott/Robinson that directed state funding of poor urban schools on par with suburban districts, shed light on landmark decisions and their impact on national and global events. Different experts cover each case, providing insight into the court's approach and decision-making process.
9781461948728 9780813561608
Trials--New Jersey.
Law--New Jersey--Popular works.
Civil rights--New Jersey--Popular works.
Civil rights--New Jersey--Popular works.
Law--New Jersey--Popular works.
Trials--New Jersey.
Electronic Books.
KF220 / .C687 2013