The tempting of America : the political seduction of the law
"A Touchstone book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-423) and index.
Record details
- ISBN: 0671730142
- ISBN: 9780671730147
- Physical Description: xviii, 440 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st Touchstone ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Touchstone book."
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-423) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Creation and fall -- The New Deal court and the constitutional revolution -- The Warren court : the political role embraced -- After Warren : the Burger and Rehnquist courts -- The Supreme Court's trajectory -- The Madisonian dilemma and the need for constitutional theory -- The original understanding -- Objections to original understanding -- The theorists of liberal constitutional revisionism -- The theorists of conservative constitutional revisionism -- Of moralism, moral relativism, and the Constitution -- The impossibility of all theories that depart from original understanding -- In defense of legal reasoning : "good results" vs. legitimate process -- The nomination and the campaign -- The hearings and after -- The charges and the record : a study in contrasts -- Why the campaign was mounted -- Effects for the future.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | KF 5130 .B67 1991 | 255656 | Stacks | Available | - |