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  • Judicial Politics in Polarized Times

    This "important and timely discussion of judicial politics" sheds light on America's courts as they rule on abortion, gay rights, gun rights, and more ( Choice).When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, some saw the decision as a textbook example of neutral judicial decision making, noting that a Republican Chief Justice joined the Court's Democratic appointees in their vote. Others ... Leer más

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  • The Oath

    The Obama White House and The Supreme Court

    From the prizewinning author of The Nine, a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • The Originalism Trap

    How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back

    A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as conservatives say the Founders meant it“The greatest trick conservatives ever pulled was convincing the world that originalism exists. This book is vital for understanding why the world sucks right now.”—Elie ... Leer más

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  • We the People

    A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century

    The author and dean of constitutional law offers framework for understanding the US Constitution and the current threats facing democracy.Worried about what a super conservative majority on the Supreme Court means for the future of civil liberties? From gun control to reproductive health, a conservative court will reshape the lives of all Americans for decades to come. The time to develop and ... Leer más

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  • Uncertain Justice

    The Roberts Court and the Constitution

    "Illuminating. . . . [Tribe and Matz] offer well-crafted overviews of key cases decided by the Roberts Court [and] chart the Supreme Court's conservative path." — Chicago TribuneFrom Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains a mysterious institution, ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Ideas with Consequences

    The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution

    Series series Studies in Postwar American Political Development
    There are few intellectual movements in modern American political history more successful than the Federalist Society. Created in 1982 to counterbalance what its founders considered a liberal legal establishment, the organization gradually evolved into the conservative legal establishment, and membership is all but required for any conservative lawyer who hopes to enter politics or the judiciary. ... Leer más

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  • A Court Divided

    The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law

    de Mark Tushnet ...
    "An incisive consideration of the Supremes, offering erudite yet accessible clues to legal thinking on the most important level."--Kirkus ReviewsIn this authoritative reckoning with the eighteen-year record of the Rehnquist Court, Georgetown law professor Mark Tushnet reveals how the decisions of nine deeply divided justices have left the future of the Court; and the nation; hanging in the balance ... Leer más

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  • The Hollow Hope

    Can Courts Bring About Social Change?

    Presents a powerful argument for the limitations of judicial action to support significant social reform—now updated with new data and analysis.Since its first publication in 1991, The Hollow Hope has spurred debate and challenged assumptions on both the left and the right about the ability of courts to bring about durable political and social change. What Gerald N. Rosenberg argued then, and what ... Leer más

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  • Federalism

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Early Americans were suspicious of centralized authority and executive power. Casting away the yoke of England and its king, the founding fathers shared in this distrust as they set out to pen the Constitution. Weighing a need for consolidated leadership with a demand for states' rights, they established a large federal republic with limited dominion over the states, leaving most of the governing ... Leer más

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  • The Bakke Case

    Race, Education, and Affirmative Action

    de Howard Ball ...
    Series series Landmark Law Cases and American Society
    Twice denied admission to a California medical school despite better grades and test scores than successful minority applicants, Allan Bakke took his grievance to court and set off a major controversy over affirmative action. Bakke claimed that he was a victim of reverse discrimination, and his case has been considered by many as the most important civil rights decision since the end of ... Leer más

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  • The Judicial Branch

    Edición de Kermit L. Hall, Kevin T. McGuire ...
    Series series Institutions of American Democracy
    In recent years the Supreme Court has been at the center of such political issues as abortion rights, the administration of police procedures, and the determination of the 2000 presidential election. The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential to nurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the guidance of coeditors Kermit L. Hall and Kevin T. ... Leer más

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  • Judicial Politics in the United States

    Judicial Politics in the United States examines the role of courts as policymaking institutions and their interactions with the other branches of government and other political actors in the U.S. political system. Not only does this book cover the nuts and bolts of the functions, structures and processes of our courts and legal system, it goes beyond other judicial process books by exploring how ... Leer más

    $65.99 USD