Law and Legitimacy in the Supreme Court
Description
Winner of the Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize, Georgetown Center on the ConstitutionWhy do self-proclaimed constitutional “originalists” so regularly reach decisions with a politically conservative valence? Do “living constitutionalists” claim a license to reach whatever results they prefer, without regard to the Constitution’s language and history? In confronting these questions, Richard H. Fallon reframes and ultimately transcends familiar debates about constitutional law, constitutional theory, and judicial legitimacy.Drawing from ideas in legal scholarship, phi...
ISBN(s)
0674975812, 9780674975811
