Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 232 pages) |
Contents |
John Marshall and the inseparability of action and restraint -- David Brewer, natural rights, and the triumph of equity -- From Protestant idealism to scientific pragmatism -- Brandeis and limits on federal judicial power -- Frankfurter and the intellectualization of judicial restraint -- Brennan, civil rights, and the "personal stake" gambit -- The triumph of self-interest -- Scalia, the environment, and the modern standing doctrine |
Summary |
This traces the cultural, social, and intellectual forces that shaped the contours of judicial restraint from the time of John Marshall, through the Warren Court, and up to the present |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
United States. Supreme Court -- History
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SUBJECT |
United States. Supreme Court fast |
Subject |
Judicial process -- United States -- History
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Judicial process
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780199867240 |
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0199867240 |
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