Présentation de l'éditeur

In May It Please the Court, artist Xavier Cortada portrays ten significant decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States that originated from people, places, and events in Florida. These cases cover the rights of criminal defendants, the rights of free speech and free exercise of religion, and the powers of states. In Painting Constitutional Law, scholars of constitutional law analyse the paintings and cases, describing the law surrounding the cases and discussing how Cortada captures these foundational decisions, their people, and their events on canvas. This book explores new connections between contemporary art and constitutional law. 

Contributors are: Renée Ater, Mary Sue Backus, Kathleen A. Brady, Jenny E. Carroll, Erwin Chemerinsky, Xavier Cortada, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Leslie Kendrick, Corinna Barrett Lain, Paul Marcus, Linda C. McClain, M.C. Mirow, James E. Pfander, Laura S. Underkuffler, and Howard M. Wasserman.

Sommaire

Chapter 1 May It Please the Court
Of Florida, from Florida, for Florida
Auteur : Howard M. Wasserman

Chapter 2 Legal Iconography and Painting Constitutional Law
Auteur : M.C. Mirow

Chapter 3 Xavier Cortada
Socially Engaged Activist Artist
Auteur : Renée D. Ater

Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 4 Gideon v. Wainwright
The Surprising Power of a Prisoner Petition
Auteurs : Paul Marcus and Mary Sue Backus

Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 5 Williams v. Florida
What’s in a Number? Jury Function and Jury Numbers
Auteur : Jenny E. Carroll

Miami Herald Publishing Company v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 6 Miami Herald Publishing Company v. Tornillo
Freedom of Speech for Whom?
Auteur : Leslie C. Kendrick

Proffitt v. Florida, 428 U.S. 242 (1976)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 7 Proffitt v. Florida
Distorting Death
Auteur : Corinna Barrett Lain

Palmore v. Sidoti, 466 U.S. 429 (1984)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 8 Palmore v. Sidoti
The Troubling Effects of ‘Private Biases’
Auteur : Linda C. McClain

Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 9 Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah
The Meaning of Free Exercise: Equality and Beyond
Auteur : Kathleen A. Brady

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 10 Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Sovereignty and the Eleventh Amendment Imag(in)ed
Auteur : James E. Pfander

Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 11 Bush v. Gore
Haste Makes Mistakes
Auteur : Erwin Chemerinsky

Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 560 U.S. 702 (2010)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 12 Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
On Art, Law, and the Power of the Sea
Auteur : Laura S. Underkuffler

Florida v. Jardines, 569 U.S. 1 (2013)
Auteur : Xavier Cortada

Chapter 13 Florida v. Jardines
The Distortions of Implied Artistic License
Auteur : Andrew Guthrie Ferguson