SCOTUS 2019: Major Decisions and Developments of the US Supreme Court

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Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This second volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series explains and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2019. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2019 tackles the Court's rulings on the census citizenship question, partisan gerrymandering, religious monuments, the death penalty, race in jury selection, double jeopardy, jury trials for reimprisonment during supervised release, Fourth Amendment protection for blood alcohol tests, deference to federal agencies, excessive fines under the Eighth Amendment and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2019 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2019 offers an analysis of the controversial Justice Brett Kavanaugh's first term in office, as well as a big-picture look at the implications of the Court's decisions for the direction of this new Roberts Court. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction: The 2018–2019 Term at the Supreme Court (Morgan Marietta)....Pages 1-15 American Legion v. American Humanist on Religious Monuments Under the First Amendment (Ronald Kahn, Gerard D’Emilio)....Pages 17-27 Department of Commerce v. New York on the Census Citizenship Question (Brett Curry)....Pages 29-38 Flowers v. Mississippi on Race in Jury Selection (Jennifer Bowie)....Pages 39-48 Gamble v. U.S. on Double Jeopardy (Rory K. Little)....Pages 49-58 Gundy v. U.S. on Delegation of Power (Gary Lawson)....Pages 59-68 U.S. v. Haymond on Re-imprisonment Without a Jury Trial (Stephen Simon)....Pages 69-78 Kisor v. Wilkie on Deference to Federal Agencies (Bethany Blackstone)....Pages 79-89 Madison, Bucklew, Dunn, and Murphy on Capital Punishment at the Margins (Mark A. Graber)....Pages 91-102 Mitchell v. Wisconsin on Blood Alcohol Tests Under the Fourth Amendment (Pamela C. Corley)....Pages 103-110 Rucho v. Common Cause on Partisan Gerrymandering and the Political Questions Doctrine (Carol Nackenoff, Abigail Diebold)....Pages 111-121 Timbs v. Indiana on Excessive Fines and Civil Forfeitures (Marian R. Williams)....Pages 123-131 Other Major Cases (David Klein)....Pages 133-143 Justice Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Court (Lawrence Baum)....Pages 145-154 Back Matter ....Pages 155-158