Great Cases in Constitutional LawRobert P. George Princeton University Press, 2000 M03 19 - 206 páginas Slavery, segregation, abortion, workers' rights, the power of the courts. These issues have been at the heart of the greatest constitutional controversies in American history. And in this concise and thought-provoking volume, some of today's most distinguished legal scholars and commentators explain for a general audience how five landmark Supreme Court cases centered on those controversies shaped the country's destiny and continue to affect us even now. The book is a profound exploration of the Supreme Court's importance to America's social and political life. It is also, as many of the contributors show, an intriguing reflection of what some have seen as an important trend in legal scholarship away from an uncritical belief in the essentially benign nature of judicial power. |
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... Alexander Hamilton had argued that the judiciary is " the least dangerous branch " of government , pos- sessing " neither force , nor will , but merely judgment . " 3 To us today , these words seem quaint — even naive — 6 INTRODUCTION.
Robert P. George. today , these words seem quaint — even naive — in view of the en- trenched power of courts to fashion public policy , for better or worse , in areas extending from abortion and affirmative action to prison conditions ...
... seem to be an in- stance of Lochnerizing . Does the decision in Brown — not merely the reasoning , but the holding — for all the support it enjoys today , fail the test of post - Lochner era legitimacy ? Maltz bites the bullet and ...
... seems to op- pose the broad legal permission of feticide ) , but because it displaced democratically enacted laws prohibiting or regulating the practice with- out constitutional warrant . I would direct the attention of readers who are ...
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