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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... Supreme Court invalidated the legislation on the ground that Congress had no authority under the Constitution to enact it . Yet , despite out- rage and protestation , the Court was able to make its ruling stick . Congress , in effect ...
... Supreme Court and other federal and state courts struck down hundreds of state and federal social welfare laws . Even during the Great Depression , the Supreme Court did not hesitate to strike down extremely popular New Deal programs ...
... Supreme Court came to be held as a result of its Lochner era jurisprudence — particularly among legal academics — was not finally eradicated until the Court struck a blow against racial injustice in the 1954 case of Brown v . Topeka ...
... Court's reliance on this evi- dence . It is not that these commentators disagree with the deci- sion in Brown — most ... Supreme Court handed down its 7-2 decision invalidating long - standing state pro- hibitions or restrictions of ...
... Supreme Court decisions ? In her contribution to our vol- ume , Jean Bethke Elshtain lets us listen in as she conducts the argument with herself . Together with the principal essays on the Great Cases and their legacies , our volume ...
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