Mapp V. Ohio

Mapp V. Ohio
Author: Carolyn Nestor Long
Publisher:
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
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A concise and compelling account of the closely-decided Supreme Court ruling that balanced the duties of state and local crime fighters against the rights of individuals from being tried with illegally seized evidence.

The DeShaney Case

The DeShaney Case
Author: Lynne Curry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
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Joshua's story -- Child protection in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The crime of child abuse -- DeShaney v. Winnebago County in the lower courts -- DeShaney v. Winnebago County in the U.S. Supreme Court -- "Poor Joshua!" DeShaney v. Winnebago County in the court of public opinion