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The Supreme Court and American Democracy: Case Studies on Judicial Review and Public Policy Hardcover - 2008

by Earl Pollock


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There is almost no political question in the United States, wrote Alexis de Tocqueville, that is not resolved sooner or later into a judicial question. The U.S. Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of judicial questions, weighing the laws enacted by the people's representatives against the inviolable fundamental law embodied in the U.S. Constitution. Virtually every vital political and social issue comes before the Court: abortion, affirmative action, capital punishment, elections and voting, gay rights, gun control, separation of church and state, and more. This book presents living law, the case-by-case shaping of the law on each of these controversial issues, in the justices' own words and with informative commentary. There is almost no political question in the United States, wrote Alexis de Tocqueville, that is not resolved sooner or later into a judicial question. The U.S. Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of judicial questions, weighing the laws enacted by the people's representatives against the inviolable fundamental law embodied in the U.S. Constitution. Virtually every vital political and social issue comes before the Court: abortion, affirmative action, capital punishment, elections and voting, gay rights, gun control, separation of church and state, and more. This book presents living law, the case-by-case shaping of the law on each of these controversial issues, in the justices' own words. ; Guide to the Court's functions and the ways in which it goes about its work
; Topically organized sequences of cases through which the law on particular issues evolved, including the facts of each case; the specific issues before the Court; the Court's decision, embodied in the text of the majority opinion; an account of all opinions handed down; and excerpts from the most influential concurrences and dissents
; Commentary summarizing current federal law on each of the controversial topics covered, with notes on the historical background--and in some cases the turbulent aftermath--of the Court's decisions

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  • Title The Supreme Court and American Democracy: Case Studies on Judicial Review and Public Policy
  • Author Earl Pollock
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Date 2008-12-01
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780313365256 / 0313365253
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7 x 1.1 in (25.40 x 17.78 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Judicial review - United States - History, Civil right - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008034766
  • Dewey Decimal Code 457.5

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2009, Page 190

About the author

Earl E. Pollock served as a law clerk for chief justices Fred M. Vinson and Earl Warren and participated in drafting opinions during one of the most exciting eras in U.S. Supreme Court history. He became Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General and later had a long and distinguished career as a partner in a private law firm. He is the author of numerous law review articles.
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