The head of the dissenting justices, Chief Justice John Roberts, believes that due process is a necessary right but that the majority opinion is taking its meaning too far. Our text book reverberates Justice Robert's logic behind his dissenting argument when it states: "The federal courts have used the Fourteenth Amendment to increase national power over the states in several critical fields, especially with regard to civil rights, criminal law, and election practices (34)....

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate