Download or read book Significant Decisions of the Supreme Court, 1978-1979 Term written by Bruce E. Fein and published by AEI Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tenth in the American Enterprise Institute's continuing series this volume includes a penetrating consideration of the Burger Court's first ten years, as well as summaries and analyses of the outstanding decisions of the 1978-1979 term. Of particular interest are discussions of cases on freedom of speech and press, affirmative action and racial discrimination, rights of persons accused of crimes, rights of illegitimate children and federal regulation. A special feature of this volume is a cumulative index of all cases that have been summarized in the previous seven volumes of Significant Decisions of the Supreme Court, 1971-1978.