Ebook: American justice 2018: the shifting Supreme Court

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction. The End of the Kennedy Court; 1. Drawing Political Lines; 2. The Masterpiece Decision; 3. How to Knock Down a Precedent; 4. Privacy in the Digital Age; 5. Empowering the Presidency; 6. Gorsuch's Arrival; 7. The Sword of Free Speech; 8. Shifting Right; Epilogue. The Court's New Center; Appendix. Biographies of Current Justices of the Supreme Court; Acknowledgments;Todd Ruger covers the Supreme Court 2018 term that saw newly appointed conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch finding his footing and swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring. Examining cases that dealt with contentious issues, Ruger provides a glimpse of where the court is likely to shift over the coming years: further to the right.