Scalia, Antonin

A matter of interpretation : federal courts and the law : an essay by Antonin Scalia ( Book )
9 editions published between 1997 and 1998 in English and held by 1,333 libraries worldwide
"In exploring the neglected art of statutory interpretation, Antonin Scalia urges that judges resist the temptation to use legislative intention and legislative history. In his view, it is incompatible with democratic government to allow the meaning of a statute to be determined by what the judges think the lawgivers meant rather than by what the legislature actually promulgated. Eschewing the judicial law-making that is the essence of common law, judges should interpret statutes and regulations by focusing on the text itself. Scalia then extends this principle to constitutional law. He proposes that we abandon the notion of an ever changing Constitution and pay attention to the Constitution's original meaning. Although not subscribing to the "strict constructionism" that would prevent applying the Constitution to modern circumstances, Scalia emphatically rejects the idea that judges can properly "smuggle" in new rights or deny old rights by using the Due Process Clause, for instance. In fact, such judicial discretion might lead to the destruction of the Bill of Rights if a majority of the judges ever wished to reach that most undesirable of goals." "This essay is followed by four commentaries by Gordon Wood, Laurence Tribe, Mary Ann Glendon, and Ronald Dworkin, who engage Justice Scalia's ideas about judicial interpretation, and the volume concludes with a response by Scalia. Dealing with one of the most fundamental issues in American law, A Matter of Interpretation reveals what is at the heart of this important debate."--Jacket.

Making your case : the art of persuading judges by Antonin Scalia ( Book )
3 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 985 libraries worldwide
Presents the basics of writing legal briefs and giving oral arguments, with discussions on the essentials of building a case through legal reasoning and the key elements of persuasive and successful oral pleading in the courtroom.

Video resources on the Constitution ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 766 libraries worldwide
disc 1.; Conversations on the Constitution : A conversation on the Constitution with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy : The importance of the Yick Wo Case --; A conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy : The importance of the Japanese Internment Cases --; A conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Antonin Scalia : Judicial interpretations --; disc 2.; The Constitution project documentaries : The Constitution project : One person, one vote --; The Constitution project : an independent judiciary --; disc 3.; Conversations on the Constitution : A conversation with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on the origin, nature and importance of the Supreme Court --; A conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy : Judicial independence --; A conversation on the Constitution with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Fourteenth Amendment.

Video resources on the Constitution 2009 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 522 libraries worldwide
"Disc 1. Freedom of speech: Amid the turmoil of the 1960s, students decided to wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, igniting a legal battle that led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), which defined students' right to free speech in school. This conversation focuses on free speech in light of Tinker and the Morse v. Frederick (2007) case. Jury Service: This conversation explores the history and responsibilities of juries and the role they play in the United States judicial system. Juries: In 11 short video segments, constitutional experts, lawyers and judges discuss the importance of jury service, including the history of English and American juries, types of juries, qualifications for jury service and what to expect as a juror. Disc 2. Yick Wo and the Equal Protection clause: In Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), the U.S. Supreme Court held that non-citizens had due process rights under the 14th Amendment. the plaintiff, an immigrant from China who had run a laundry service for 22 years, filed suit after he was denied a permit to operate his business. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that although the laundry permit law was race-neutral, it was applied in a discriminatory fashion. Korematsu and civil liberties: After America was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 consigning 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (two-thirds of them American citizens) to internment camps. Fred Korematsu challenged the internment all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In Korematsu v. United States (1944), the court sided with the government. Decades later, Congress and the U.S. president formally apologized for the internment" -- Container.

Scalia dissents : writings of the Supreme Court's wittiest, most outspoken justice by Antonin Scalia ( Book )
2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 515 libraries worldwide
Presents speeches, rulings, and opinions that reveal the wit and intelligence of the controversial justice both on and off the bench.

The opinions of Justice Antonin Scalia : the caustic conservative by Antonin Scalia ( Book )
2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 184 libraries worldwide

Testimony on the constitutionality of tuition tax credits by Antonin Scalia ( Book )
2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 92 libraries worldwide

Criminal justice from murder to execution ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1992 and 1996 in English and held by 60 libraries worldwide
Fred Friendly hosts this series on the Bill of Rights and its effect on the United States. This program explores the use of children's testimony, information from cell-mate informers, the impact of victim's testimony, the value and potential abuse of habeas proceedings, and the myriad of constitutional issues that can arise from a murder trial.

That delicate balance II--Our Bill of Rights Criminal justice, from murder to execution ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide
Fred Friendly hosts this series on the Bill of Rights and its effect on the United States. This program explores the use of children's testimony, information from cell-mate informers, the impact of victim's testimony, the value and potential abuse of habeas proceedings, and the myriad of constitutional issues that can arise from a murder trial.

Constitutional relevance of foreign court decisions ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 32 libraries worldwide
Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer spoke of the relevance of foreign law for American Constitutional adjudication, including the use of foreign court precedents in deciding U.S. constitutional cases and whether the United States should consider shifting world standards on social and moral issues such as the death penalty.