Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Court's Constitutive Role: Shifting the Balance of Power; 2. Curtiss-Wright: The Court's Dynamic Role; 3. The Court Defines the Legal Narrative of Japanese Internment and Exclusion; 4. Steel Seizure: A Practical Approach to Presidential Power; 5. Dames and Regan: Engineering a Shift in Authority from Congress to the President; 6. Detainee Cases: A Definitive Statement of the President's Monopoly in War Making; Conclusion: Constitutional Change Instigated outside the Legalized Constitution; Appendix: Tables; Notes; Selected Cases Cited; Index
Summary
"The Collision of Political and Legal Time examines how the U.S. Supreme Court shapes constitutional and political development, analyzing the leading role played by the Court in interpreting presidential decision-making in the area of foreign affairs since 1936"-- Provided by publisher
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