A Court divided : the Rehnquist court and the future of constitutional law /
Tushnet, Mark V., -1945
A Court divided : the Rehnquist court and the future of constitutional law / Mark Tushnet. - New York : W.W. Norton Co., c2005. - 384 p. 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-368) and index.
William Rehnquist's court -- Two kinds of Republicans -- Clarence Thomas's constitution -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg's equal protection clause -- Antonin Scalia's First Amendment -- Anthony Kennedy and gay rights -- The religious right's agenda : symbols and money -- Holding the line on abortion -- Race, affirmative action, and crime -- The federalism revolution -- The takings project -- Big business's constitution -- A Supreme Court united?
In this authoritative analysis of the most important cases decided by the Rehnquist Court, Tushnet reveals how the decisions of these divided justices have left the future of the Court--and the nation--hanging in the balance. www.alibris.com
393058689
Constitutional law--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
KF 8742 / .T871 2005
A Court divided : the Rehnquist court and the future of constitutional law / Mark Tushnet. - New York : W.W. Norton Co., c2005. - 384 p. 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-368) and index.
William Rehnquist's court -- Two kinds of Republicans -- Clarence Thomas's constitution -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg's equal protection clause -- Antonin Scalia's First Amendment -- Anthony Kennedy and gay rights -- The religious right's agenda : symbols and money -- Holding the line on abortion -- Race, affirmative action, and crime -- The federalism revolution -- The takings project -- Big business's constitution -- A Supreme Court united?
In this authoritative analysis of the most important cases decided by the Rehnquist Court, Tushnet reveals how the decisions of these divided justices have left the future of the Court--and the nation--hanging in the balance. www.alibris.com
393058689
Constitutional law--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
KF 8742 / .T871 2005
