Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court -- The judiciary : institutional powers and constraints -- Incorporation of the bill of rights -- Religion : exercise and establishment -- Freedom of speech, assembly, and association -- Freedom of the press -- The boundaries of free expression : libel, obscenity, and emerging areas of government regulation -- The first amendment and the internet -- The right to keep and bear arms -- The right to privacy -- Investigations and evidence -- Attorneys, trials, and punishments -- Discrimination -- Voting and representation.