Great Cases in Constitutional Law

Name: Great Cases in Constitutional Law
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ISBN: 9780691049526

ISBN-10: 0691049521

ISBN-13: 9780691049526

Edition: 2000

Authors: Robert P. George

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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…

Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.85" wide x 8.98" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Contributors


Introduction




Marbury v. Madison and the Theory of Judicial Supremacy Mark Tushnet



"Despotism in Some Form": Marbury v. Madison Jeremy Waldron



Dred Scott v. Sandford and Its Legacy Cass R. Sunstein



Politics and Judicial Responsibility: Dred Scott v. Sandford James M. McPherson



Lochner v. New York and the Cast of Our Laws Hadley Arkes



The Substance of Process: Lochner v. New York Donald Drakeman



Brown v. Board of Education and "Originalism" Earl Maltz



Originalism-The Deceptive Evil: Brown v. Board of Education Walter F. Murphy



Roe v. Wade: Speaking the Unspeakable Jean Bethke Elshtain



Judicial Power and Abortion Politics: Roe v. Wade George Will


Index