LEADER 02417nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910454795303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-309-12681-9 010 $a1-281-97288-6 010 $a9786611972882 035 $a(CKB)1000000000815890 035 $a(EBL)3564158 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308986 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225447 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308986 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10259358 035 $a(PQKB)10128172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3564158 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3564158 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10267560 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL197288 035 $a(OCoLC)276297376 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000815890 100 $a20090312d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aScience and technology for America's progress$b[electronic resource] $eensuring the best presidential appointments in the new administration /$fCommittee on Science and Technology in the National Interest, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cThe National Academies Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (73 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-309-12680-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Introduction""; ""Presidential Science and Technology Appointments""; ""Science and Technology Appointments to Federal Advisory Committees""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A: Committee Members' Biographical Information""; ""Appendix B: Bibliography"" 606 $aGovernment executives$xSelection and appointment$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xOfficials and employees$xSelection and appointment 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGovernment executives$xSelection and appointment 676 $a509.73 712 02$aNational Academy of Sciences (U.S.).$bCommittee on Science and Technology in the National Interest. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454795303321 996 $aScience and technology for America's progress$92030208 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02735nam 2200601 450 001 9910455759203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-313-37708-1 035 $a(CKB)2480000000001469 035 $a(EBL)1912981 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000479189 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11336036 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000479189 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10438846 035 $a(PQKB)11633707 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1912981 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1912981 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11003638 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL688722 035 $a(OCoLC)899942265 035 $a(EXLCZ)992480000000001469 100 $a20081125d2009 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerica's prophets $ehow judicial activism makes America great /$fDavid R. Dow 210 1$aWestport, Connecticut :$cPraeger,$d[2009] 215 $a1 online resource (184 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-57440-5 311 $a0-313-37709-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat 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. 330 $a 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 archet 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zUnited States 606 $aJudges$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aJudicial review$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 615 0$aJudges$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aJudicial review 676 $a347.73/12 700 $aDow$b David R.$0913275 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455759203321 996 $aAmerica's prophets$92045830 997 $aUNINA