The Price of Rights: The Courts, Government Largesse, and Fundamental Liberties (Teaching Texts in Law and Politics)

Annotation To paraphrase the Book of Job, 'the state giveth and the state taketh away'. American government gives its citizens benefits such as Social Security, college scholarships, tax breaks, and licenses. But what do the courts do when it 'taketh away' these boons from individuals who criticize it bitterly or refuse to work on their holy day? "The Price of Rights addresses the problem of how the judiciary reacts when a generous polity denies its bounty to people exercising their Fundamental rights--an issue frequently ignored in college and law school civil liberties classes. Thus this book will be a valuable supplement for students taking such courses and should interest anyone desirous of safeguarding our Bill of Rights 0820461539......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 1 The American Welfare State: A Threat to Civil Liberties?......Page 10 2 The Withholding of Government Benefits as a Weapon Against Radicalism......Page 30 3 Government Benefits and the Liberty of the Electronic Media......Page 58 4 Governmental Subsidy of Offensive Speech......Page 82 5 Government Largesse Impacting the Right to Privacy/Abortion......Page 110 6 Government Largesse Impacting Freedom of Religion......Page 132 7 Government Largesse and Miscellaneous Free Speech Problems......Page 160 8 Conclusion......Page 178 Notes......Page 198 B......Page 218 D......Page 219 G......Page 220 J......Page 221 N......Page 222 R......Page 223 T......Page 224 Z......Page 225 To paraphrase the Book of Job, the state giveth and the state taketh away. American government gives its citizens benefits such as Social Security, college scholarships, tax breaks, and licenses. But what do the courts do when it taketh away these boons from individuals who criticize it bitterly or refuse to work on their holy day? The Price of Rights addresses the problem of how the judiciary reacts when a generous polity denies its bounty to people exercising their fundamental rights an issue frequently ignored in college and law school civil liberties classes. Thus this book will be a valuable supplement for students taking such courses and should interest anyone desirous of safeguarding our Bill of Rights. Daniel C. Kramer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [189]-207) And Index.