Radicals In Robes

Author : Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786734892
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radicals in Robes written by Cass R. Sunstein and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people think that the Supreme Court has a rough balance between left and right. This is a myth; in fact the justices once considered right-wing have now taken the mantle of the Court's moderates, and the liberal element has all but disappeared. Most people also think that judicial activism is solely a liberal movement. This is also a myth; since William Rehnquist was confirmed as Chief Justice in 1986, the Supreme Court has engaged in an unprecedented record of judicial activism. These two factors are feeding a movement to restore what many conservatives call "The Constitution in Exile," by which they mean the Constitution as it existed before the Roosevelt administration. Radicals in Robes explains what the restoration of this constitutional vision would mean. It would mean the end of the FCC, the SEC, the EPA, and every other federal agency that enacts regulations that have the force of law. It would mean that the clause of the First Amendment that says that Congress may make no law "respecting an establishment of religion" would be turned on its head. Marriage laws and many other familiar areas of modern life are all in the sights of this conservative movement. Radicals in Robes takes judicial philosophy out of the law schools and shows what it means when it intersects partisan politics. It pulls away the veil of rhetoric from a dangerous and radical right-wing movement and issues a strong and passionate warning about what conservatives really intend. One of the most respected legal theorists in the country, Cass R. Sunstein here issues a warning of compelling concern to us all.

Author : BusinessNews Publishing
Publisher : Primento
ISBN 13 : 2511001527
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summary: Radicals in Robes written by BusinessNews Publishing and published by Primento. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-read summary of Cass R. Sunstein's book: “Radicals in Robes: Why Extreme Right-wing Courts are Wrong for America”. This complete summary of "Radicals in Robes" by Cass R. Sunstein, a renowned American legal scholar, presents his definition of the predominant theories of constitutional interpretation and analysis of the Supreme Court's current stance on various matters. He argues that Supreme Court politics is far too skewed to the right, and that with this rise of conservatism it is a myth that judicial activism is solely a liberal movement. Sunstein issues a warning that is of compelling concern to American society as a whole. Added-value of this summary: • Save time • Understand the role of the Supreme Court and the extent to which it is influenced by politics • Expand your knowledge of American politics and the judicial system To learn more, read "Radicals in Robes" and discover how the Supreme Court is influenced by activism and its own political leanings.

Author : Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781437975963
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radicals in Robes written by Cass R. Sunstein and published by . This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many think the Supreme Court is roughly balanced between left and right, but this is a myth. In fact, the justices once considered right-wing are now the Court¿s moderates; those who were once centrists are now the Court¿s ¿liberals¿; and the liberal element has all but disappeared. Many also think that judicial activism is the province of liberals. This is also a myth; since 1986, the Court has struck down decisions of Congress more than 30 times -- an unprecedented record of judicial activism. Sunstein explains that the conservative constitutional vision would endanger environ. regulations, campaign finance laws, the right to privacy, and many fed. agencies such as the FCC, the SEC, and the EPA. Sunstein here issues a warning of compelling concern to us all.

Author : Businessnews Publishing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782512004387
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summary: Radicals in Robes written by Businessnews Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-read summary of Cass R. Sunstein's book: "Radicals in Robes: Why Extreme Right-wing Courts are Wrong for America". This complete summary of "Radicals in Robes" by Cass R. Sunstein, a renowned American legal scholar, presents his definition of the predominant theories of constitutional interpretation and analysis of the Supreme Court's current stance on various matters. He argues that Supreme Court politics is far too skewed to the right, and that with this rise of conservatism it is a myth that judicial activism is solely a liberal movement. Sunstein issues a warning that is of compelling concern to American society as a whole. Added-value of this summary: - Save time - Understand the role of the Supreme Court and the extent to which it is influenced by politics - Expand your knowledge of American politics and the judicial system To learn more, read "Radicals in Robes" and discover how the Supreme Court is influenced by activism and its own political leanings.

Author : Saul Alinsky
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307756890
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rules for Radicals written by Saul Alinsky and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This country's leading hell-raiser" (The Nation) shares his impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” First published in 1971 and written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition.

Author : Steven G. Calabresi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1596980605
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Originalism written by Steven G. Calabresi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did the Constitution mean at the time it was adopted? How should we interpret today the words used by the Founding Fathers? In ORIGINALISM: A QUARTER-CENTURY OF DEBATE, these questions are explained and dissected by the very people who continue to shape the legal structure of our country.This is a lively and fascinating discussion of an issue that has occupied the greatest legal minds in America, and one that continues to elicit strong reactions from both those who support and those who oppose the rule of law. Steven G. Calabresi, co-founder of the Federalist Society and professor of law at Northwestern University School of Law, has compiled an impressive collection of speeches, panel discussions, and debates from some of the greatest and most prominent legal experts of the last twenty-five years.

Author : Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199754128
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Going to Extremes written by Cass R. Sunstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Going to Extremes, renowned legal scholar and best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein offers startling insights into why and when people gravitate toward extremism."--Inside jacket.

Author : Rogene A. Buchholz
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761837190
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America in Conflict written by Rogene A. Buchholz and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2007 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the values divide in modern America by examining the different values at stake in major policy areas, such as the war in Iraq where traditional reasons for going to war have been usurped by the Bush doctrine of preemption. The involvement of the religious right in politics also involves value issues including the separation of church and state. Other values concerned in the divide, such as a balance between freedom and security in our response to terrorism on American soil, fairness and equity in our taxation policies, and the values at stake in solving our environmental problems are explored in depth. The final section has a chapter devoted to the revitalization of democracy in America, and a concluding chapter discussing what the second term of the Bush administration means to America.

Author : Stephen Breyer
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307424618
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Active Liberty written by Stephen Breyer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant new approach to the Constitution and courts of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.For Justice Breyer, the Constitution’s primary role is to preserve and encourage what he calls “active liberty”: citizen participation in shaping government and its laws. As this book argues, promoting active liberty requires judicial modesty and deference to Congress; it also means recognizing the changing needs and demands of the populace. Indeed, the Constitution’s lasting brilliance is that its principles may be adapted to cope with unanticipated situations, and Breyer makes a powerful case against treating it as a static guide intended for a world that is dead and gone. Using contemporary examples from federalism to privacy to affirmative action, this is a vital contribution to the ongoing debate over the role and power of our courts.

Author : James E. Fleming
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674070747
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ordered Liberty written by James E. Fleming and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many have argued in recent years that the U.S. constitutional system exalts individual rights over responsibilities, virtues, and the common good. Answering the charges against liberal theories of rights, James Fleming and Linda McClain develop and defend a civic liberalism that takes responsibilities and virtues—as well as rights—seriously. They provide an account of ordered liberty that protects basic liberties stringently, but not absolutely, and permits government to encourage responsibility and inculcate civic virtues without sacrificing personal autonomy to collective determination. The battle over same-sex marriage is one of many current controversies the authors use to defend their understanding of the relationship among rights, responsibilities, and virtues. Against accusations that same-sex marriage severs the rights of marriage from responsible sexuality, procreation, and parenthood, they argue that same-sex couples seek the same rights, responsibilities, and goods of civil marriage that opposite-sex couples pursue. Securing their right to marry respects individual autonomy while also promoting moral goods and virtues. Other issues to which they apply their idea of civic liberalism include reproductive freedom, the proper roles and regulation of civil society and the family, the education of children, and clashes between First Amendment freedoms (of association and religion) and antidiscrimination law. Articulating common ground between liberalism and its critics, Fleming and McClain develop an account of responsibilities and virtues that appreciates the value of diversity in our morally pluralistic constitutional democracy.