02735nam 2200601 450 991045575920332120200520144314.00-313-37708-1(CKB)2480000000001469(EBL)1912981(SSID)ssj0000479189(PQKBManifestationID)11336036(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000479189(PQKBWorkID)10438846(PQKB)11633707(MiAaPQ)EBC1912981(Au-PeEL)EBL1912981(CaPaEBR)ebr11003638(CaONFJC)MIL688722(OCoLC)899942265(EXLCZ)99248000000000146920081125d2009 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica's prophets how judicial activism makes America great /David R. DowWestport, Connecticut :Praeger,[2009]1 online resource (184 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-57440-5 0-313-37709-X Includes bibliographical references and index.What exactly is judicial activism? -- A short history of "activist" judges -- Griswold v. Connecticut and the rise of judicial prophecy -- Prophetic interpretation of biblical law -- The idea of American law -- Contemporary problems for the activist judge : race, religion, same-sex marriage, abortion, and euthanasia. America's Prophets: How Judicial Activism Makes America Great fills a major void in the popular literature by providing a thorough definition and historical account of judicial activism and by arguing that it is a method of prophetic adjudication which is essential to preserving American values. Dow confounds the allegation of the Christian right that judicial activism is legally and morally unsound by tracing the roots of American judicial activism to the methods of legal and moral interpretation developed by the prophets of the Hebrew Bible. He claims that Isaiah, Amos, and Jesus are archetPolitical questions and judicial powerUnited StatesJudgesPolitical aspectsUnited StatesJudicial reviewUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Political questions and judicial powerJudgesPolitical aspectsJudicial review347.73/12Dow David R.913275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455759203321America's prophets2045830UNINA