The myth of judicial activism making sense of Supreme Court decisions / [electronic resource] :
Kermit Roosevelt III.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.
- viii, 262 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.
The plain meaning of the constitution : the fallacy of direct enforcement -- The model : what doctrine is for -- From activism to legitimacy -- Equal protection, criminal procedure, executive detention -- Gay rights : Romer, Lawrence, and Goodridge -- Abortion : Roe and Casey -- Takings : Kelo v. City of New London -- The establishment clause -- The death penalty : Roper and Atkins -- The First Amendment : campaign finance reform -- Refusing to defer -- Reviled decisions -- Branches behaving badly : whom do you trust?
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.