The Recrudescence of Property Rights as the Foremost Principle of Civil Liberties: The First Decade of the Burger Court
18 Pages Posted: 24 Sep 2011 Last revised: 29 Dec 2014
Date Written: 1980
Abstract
In an effort to summarize the first decade of the Burger Court, the greatest single distinguishing fact separating this Court from its predecessors revolves around how the Court treats the notion of liberty. While the Burger Court has not drastically departed from the Warren Courts concept of liberty, the focus of liberty rights has shifted from the protection of personal choice to the protection of personal property.
Keywords: liberty, Burger, Warren
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Van Alstyne, William W. and Van Alstyne, William W., The Recrudescence of Property Rights as the Foremost Principle of Civil Liberties: The First Decade of the Burger Court (1980). Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 43, p. 66, 1980, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-159, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1932389
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