Grade 7 Up–The United States has a history of restricting rights during times of war. This volume examines four significant Supreme Court cases: Charles T. Schenck v. United States (1919), involving suppressing speech that poses a clear and present danger; Toyosaburo Korematsu v. United States (1944), which deals with the evacuation of Japanese Americans; New York Times Co. v. United States (1971), which revolves around the publication of the Pentagon Papers and the issue of prior restraint; and Yaser Esam Hamdi et al. v. Donald H. Rumsfeld et al. (2004), which entails due-process rights and enemy combatants. A synopsis of each case is followed by the court's decision, presenting both majority and dissenting opinions, as well as other considerations by individuals associated with it.
