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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Norman Dorsen; Catherine DeJulio |
ISBN: | 9780814770122 0814770126 |
OCLC Number: | 821067802 |
Notes: | "Fourth volume of the James Madison lectures"--Introduction. |
Description: | ix, 376 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction / Norman Dorsen -- Our democratic constitution / Stephen Breyer -- Federal and state courts : restoring a workable balance / Guido Calabresi -- Judicial methodology, southern school desegregation, and the rule of law / David S. Tatel -- Our 18th century constitution in the 21st century world / Diane P. Wood -- Judging under the constitution : dicta about dictum / Pierre N. Leval -- Judge Henry Friendly and the mirror of constitutional law / Michael Boudin -- Toward one America : a vision in law / J. Harvie Wilkinson III -- Securing fragile foundations : affirmative constitutional adjudication in Federal courts / Marsha S. Berzon -- Reading the Fourth Amendment : guidance from the mischief that gave it birth / M. Blane Michael -- Living our traditions / Robert H. Henry -- Statutes / Robert A. Katzmann. |
Series Title: | James Madison lectures, volume 4. |
Responsibility: | edited by Norman Dorsen with Catherine DeJulio. |
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An indispensable and provocative guide through the thicket of today's most challenging constitutional controversies by some of the most eminent judges of their time. It offers an invaluable peek behind the curtain of judicial decision making. -- David Cole,Professor of Law, Georgetown University The unique value of the book is also clear, especially when we consider it as the fourth volume in the James Madison lecture series. The participating judges had the rather uncommon luxury of expressing their views on laws and legal institutions freed from the normal constraints of writing opinions in the course of deciding specific cases. The subjects they selected - be they identifying judicial role models, examining the methodology of judging, or examining problems facing the judiciary - represent issues, problems, and reforms of great importance to them. In addition to the value of their individual efforts, the four volumes that preserve the Madison lectures provide an interesting insight into the evolving concerns of American jurists over past half century. -- Thomas G. Walker * The Law and Politics Book Review * Read more...


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