A Court divided : the Rehnquist court and the future of constitutional law / Mark Tushnet.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton Co., c2005.Description: 384 p. 25 cmISBN:
  • 393058689
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF 8742 .T871 2005
Contents:
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?
Summary: 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
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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

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