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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824769203321

Autore

Rosen Jeffrey <1964->

Titolo

The most democratic branch : how the courts serve America / / Jeffrey Rosen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-029175-3

0-19-771999-6

1-280-84481-7

0-19-534660-2

1-4294-3864-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Institutions of American democracy

Disciplina

347.73/26

Soggetti

Political questions and judicial power - United States

Courts - United States

Judges - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The most democratic branch -- Cautionary tales -- Race -- Love and death -- Politics -- Civil liberties -- Constitutional futurology, or what are courts good for?

Sommario/riassunto

A penetrating look at some of the most important Supreme Court cases in history, this book illustrates why the Supreme Court is most successful when it defers to the constitutional views of the American people.