On the Supreme Court: Without Illusion and Idolatry

ISBN-13: 9781612053110 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 258 str.

Louis Fisher

Opis

On the Supreme Court places the Supreme Court in a rich historical and political context, demonstrating how its interpretations of statutes and the Constitution are necessarily shared with the elected branches, the 50 states, and the general public. It explains why the Court exercises judicial review, not judicial supremacy. It demonstrates that, contrary to popular opinion, the Court does not supply the "final" or "exclusive" word on the Constitution. In an era of tectonic changes, On the Supreme Court offers a fresh perspective on this mainstay institution from a scholar with unique insights as a Constitutional specialist as well as a Congressional researcher.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Exercising Judicial Review; Chapter 2 How the Court Decides; Chapter 3 “Self-Inflicted Wounds”; Chapter 4 Judicial Failings after World War II; Chapter 5 Individual and Minority Rights; conclusion Conclusion: A Broad and Continuing Dialogue;

O autorze

Louis Fisher