Injustice for All: "Mapp vs. Ohio and the Fourth Amendment / Edition 1

by Priscilla H. Machado Zotti, David A. Schultz

Overview

With its original documents and extensive interviews, Injustice for All is an authentic voice for civil liberties and change and the consequences that result. The book details the historical, legal, and political significance of the famous search-and-seizure case Mapp v. Ohio. From the underworld of gambling in 1960s Cleveland to the chambers of the Warren Court justices, the obscenity case becomes the vehicle for implementing the exclusionary rule. Dollree Mapp, the police who searched her, and all the major participants are followed throughout the investigation. The private papers of the justices reveal the inner workings of the nation's highest court. This book is essential for anyone interested in civil liberties and the processes of government as well as students of criminal justice and constitutional law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780820472676
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	01/31/2005
Series:	Teaching Texts in Law and Politics , #39
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Priscilla H. Machado Zotti is Associate Professor of Political Science at the United States Naval Academy. She received her B.A. in political science and history, her M.A. in political science from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and her Ph.D. in political science from The University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations – Preface – Acknowledgments – The Bombing – Search and Seizure – Carl Delau and Dollree Mapp – The Fourth Amendment – The Trial – The Appeal – The Supreme Court of the United States – The Oral Arguments – Opinion Writing – The Decision – The Aftermath – The Conclusion – Illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

Priscilla H. Machado Zotti has done for Dollree Mapp what Anthony Lewis in «Gideon’s Trumpet» did for Clarence Gideon. A riveting tale, well told, of a landmark Supreme Court decision that will engage legal scholars and all interested in the law.” David O’Brien, Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

“A riveting account of the drama behind one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most celebrated landmarks in criminal justice. Readers will discover a compelling cast of characters from the earnest cop to the streetwise moll to the contentious justices of the historic Warren Court—all brought to life by Zotti’s painstaking research and colorful descriptions.” Barbara Perry, Carter Glass Professor and Chair, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia

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