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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... interpretation of laws enacted by the Congress . The most dramatic judicial actions , however , have involved the invalidation of acts of Congress and state legislatures by courts deeming them to be unconstitutional . Rulings of the ...
... Interpretations of the Constitution by judges , however controversial , can effectively deprive the people and their elected representatives of the right to resolve disputed issues in accordance with the normal procedures of democratic ...
... interpretation casebook's edi- tors observe , " Marshall's cunning handling of Marbury v . Madison was a masterpiece of political strategy . " 2 By ruling that Congress could not expand the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction , the ...
... interpretation . In many circles , a theory of constitutional interpretation is simply disqualified if it cannot support the decision in Brown . Yet , Earl Maltz argues in his contribution to our volume , it is difficult— perhaps ...
... Interpretation , 2d ed . ( Westbury , N.Y .: Foundation Press , 1995 ) , 306 . 3. Hamilton , Federalist No. 78 ... interpretations of the " majestic generalities " of 15 ROBERT P. GEORGE.
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