diff --git a/src/ahttpx/_client.py b/src/ahttpx/_client.py
index 64c3947..07be4b2 100644
--- a/src/ahttpx/_client.py
+++ b/src/ahttpx/_client.py
@@ -138,20 +138,34 @@ class RedirectMiddleware(Transport):
     def __init__(self, transport: Transport) -> None:
         self._transport = transport
 
-    def is_redirect(self, response: Response) -> bool:
-        return (
-            response.status_code in (301, 302, 303, 307, 308)
-            and "Location" in response.headers
-        )
+    def build_redirect_request(self, request: Request, response: Response) -> Request | None:
+        # Redirect status codes...
+        if response.status_code not in (301, 302, 303, 307, 308):
+            return None
+
+        # Redirects need a valid location header...
+        try:
+            location = URL(response.headers['Location'])
+        except (KeyError, ValueError):
+            return None
 
-    def build_redirect_request(self, request: Request, response: Response) -> Request:
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+        # Instantiate a redirect request...
+        method = request.method
+        url = request.url.join(location)
+        headers = request.headers
+        content = request.content
+
+        return Request(method, url, headers, content)
 
     async def send(self, request: Request) -> Response:
         while True:
             response = await self._transport.send(request)
 
-            if not self.is_redirect(response):
+            # Determine if we have a redirect or not.
+            redirect = self.build_redirect_request(request, response)
+
+            # If we don't have a redirect, we're done.
+            if redirect is None:
                 return response
 
             # If we have a redirect, then we read the body of the response.
@@ -160,8 +174,8 @@ async def send(self, request: Request) -> Response:
             async with response as stream:
                 await stream.read()
 
-            # We've made a request-response and now need to issue a redirect request.
-            request = self.build_redirect_request(request, response)
+            # Make the next request
+            request = redirect
 
     async def close(self):
         pass
diff --git a/src/ahttpx/_content.py b/src/ahttpx/_content.py
index 0a6ebc2..73e32b6 100644
--- a/src/ahttpx/_content.py
+++ b/src/ahttpx/_content.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import copy
 import json
 import os
 import typing
@@ -339,8 +340,26 @@ async def parse(self, stream: Stream) -> 'Content':
         data = json.loads(source)
         return JSON(data, source)
 
+    # Return the underlying data. Copied to ensure immutability.
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> typing.Any:
+        return copy.deepcopy(self._data)
+
+    # dict and list style accessors, eg. for casting.
+    def keys(self) -> typing.KeysView[str]:
+        return self._data.keys()
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._data)
+
     def __getitem__(self, key: typing.Any) -> typing.Any:
-        return self._data[key]
+        return copy.deepcopy(self._data[key])
+
+    # Built-ins.
+    def __eq__(self, other: typing.Any) -> bool:
+        if isinstance(other, JSON):
+            return self._data == other._data
+        return self._data == other
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self._content.decode('utf-8')
diff --git a/src/httpx/_client.py b/src/httpx/_client.py
index 8d87b9f..1654b66 100644
--- a/src/httpx/_client.py
+++ b/src/httpx/_client.py
@@ -138,20 +138,34 @@ class RedirectMiddleware(Transport):
     def __init__(self, transport: Transport) -> None:
         self._transport = transport
 
-    def is_redirect(self, response: Response) -> bool:
-        return (
-            response.status_code in (301, 302, 303, 307, 308)
-            and "Location" in response.headers
-        )
+    def build_redirect_request(self, request: Request, response: Response) -> Request | None:
+        # Redirect status codes...
+        if response.status_code not in (301, 302, 303, 307, 308):
+            return None
+
+        # Redirects need a valid location header...
+        try:
+            location = URL(response.headers['Location'])
+        except (KeyError, ValueError):
+            return None
 
-    def build_redirect_request(self, request: Request, response: Response) -> Request:
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+        # Instantiate a redirect request...
+        method = request.method
+        url = request.url.join(location)
+        headers = request.headers
+        content = request.content
+
+        return Request(method, url, headers, content)
 
     def send(self, request: Request) -> Response:
         while True:
             response = self._transport.send(request)
 
-            if not self.is_redirect(response):
+            # Determine if we have a redirect or not.
+            redirect = self.build_redirect_request(request, response)
+
+            # If we don't have a redirect, we're done.
+            if redirect is None:
                 return response
 
             # If we have a redirect, then we read the body of the response.
@@ -160,8 +174,8 @@ def send(self, request: Request) -> Response:
             with response as stream:
                 stream.read()
 
-            # We've made a request-response and now need to issue a redirect request.
-            request = self.build_redirect_request(request, response)
+            # Make the next request
+            request = redirect
 
     def close(self):
         pass
diff --git a/src/httpx/_content.py b/src/httpx/_content.py
index 5d9b4ec..895e52c 100644
--- a/src/httpx/_content.py
+++ b/src/httpx/_content.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import copy
 import json
 import os
 import typing
@@ -339,8 +340,26 @@ def parse(self, stream: Stream) -> 'Content':
         data = json.loads(source)
         return JSON(data, source)
 
+    # Return the underlying data. Copied to ensure immutability.
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> typing.Any:
+        return copy.deepcopy(self._data)
+
+    # dict and list style accessors, eg. for casting.
+    def keys(self) -> typing.KeysView[str]:
+        return self._data.keys()
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._data)
+
     def __getitem__(self, key: typing.Any) -> typing.Any:
-        return self._data[key]
+        return copy.deepcopy(self._data[key])
+
+    # Built-ins.
+    def __eq__(self, other: typing.Any) -> bool:
+        if isinstance(other, JSON):
+            return self._data == other._data
+        return self._data == other
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self._content.decode('utf-8')
diff --git a/tests/test_ahttpx/test_client.py b/tests/test_ahttpx/test_client.py
index b714152..f48133f 100644
--- a/tests/test_ahttpx/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_ahttpx/test_client.py
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ async def test_client(client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.trio
-async def test_get(client):
-    async with ahttpx.serve_http(echo) as server:
-        r = await client.get(server.url)
-        assert r.status_code == 200
-        assert r.body == b'{"method":"GET","query-params":{},"content-type":null,"json":null}'
-        # assert r.text == '{"method":"GET","query-params":{},"content-type":null,"json":null}'
+async def test_get(client, server):
+    r = await client.get(server.url)
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.body == b'{"method":"GET","query-params":{},"content-type":null,"json":null}'
+    assert r.content == {
+        "method": "GET",
+        "query-params": {},
+        "content-type": None,
+        "json": None
+    }
 
 
 @pytest.mark.trio
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ async def test_post(client, server):
     data = ahttpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = await client.post(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'POST',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ async def test_put(client, server):
     data = ahttpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = await client.put(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PUT',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ async def test_patch(client, server):
     data = ahttpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = await client.patch(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PATCH',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ async def test_patch(client, server):
 async def test_delete(client, server):
     r = await client.delete(server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'DELETE',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ async def test_delete(client, server):
 async def test_request(client, server):
     r = await client.request("GET", server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'GET',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,
diff --git a/tests/test_ahttpx/test_quickstart.py b/tests/test_ahttpx/test_quickstart.py
index b426c7a..c16a92e 100644
--- a/tests/test_ahttpx/test_quickstart.py
+++ b/tests/test_ahttpx/test_quickstart.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ async def server():
 async def test_get(server):
     r = await ahttpx.get(server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'GET',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async def test_post(server):
     data = ahttpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = await ahttpx.post(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'POST',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async def test_put(server):
     data = ahttpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = await ahttpx.put(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PUT',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async def test_patch(server):
     data = ahttpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = await ahttpx.patch(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PATCH',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async def test_patch(server):
 async def test_delete(server):
     r = await ahttpx.delete(server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'DELETE',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,
diff --git a/tests/test_httpx/test_client.py b/tests/test_httpx/test_client.py
index 312b742..b9c261b 100644
--- a/tests/test_httpx/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_httpx/test_client.py
@@ -29,19 +29,23 @@ def test_client(client):
     assert repr(client) == "<Client [0 active]>"
 
 
-def test_get(client):
-    with httpx.serve_http(echo) as server:
-        r = client.get(server.url)
-        assert r.status_code == 200
-        assert r.body == b'{"method":"GET","query-params":{},"content-type":null,"json":null}'
-        # assert r.text == '{"method":"GET","query-params":{},"content-type":null,"json":null}'
+def test_get(client, server):
+    r = client.get(server.url)
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.body == b'{"method":"GET","query-params":{},"content-type":null,"json":null}'
+    assert r.content == {
+        "method": "GET",
+        "query-params": {},
+        "content-type": None,
+        "json": None
+    }
 
 
 def test_post(client, server):
     data = httpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = client.post(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'POST',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ def test_put(client, server):
     data = httpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = client.put(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PUT',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ def test_patch(client, server):
     data = httpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = client.patch(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PATCH',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ def test_patch(client, server):
 def test_delete(client, server):
     r = client.delete(server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'DELETE',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ def test_delete(client, server):
 def test_request(client, server):
     r = client.request("GET", server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'GET',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,
diff --git a/tests/test_httpx/test_quickstart.py b/tests/test_httpx/test_quickstart.py
index 9c11cc9..8686beb 100644
--- a/tests/test_httpx/test_quickstart.py
+++ b/tests/test_httpx/test_quickstart.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def server():
 def test_get(server):
     r = httpx.get(server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'GET',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_post(server):
     data = httpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = httpx.post(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'POST',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_put(server):
     data = httpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = httpx.put(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PUT',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_patch(server):
     data = httpx.JSON({"data": 123})
     r = httpx.patch(server.url, content=data)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'PATCH',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': 'application/json',
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_patch(server):
 def test_delete(server):
     r = httpx.delete(server.url)
     assert r.status_code == 200
-    assert json.loads(r.body) == {
+    assert r.content == {
         'method': 'DELETE',
         'query-params': {},
         'content-type': None,