| 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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