Constitutional interpretation : illusion and reality / / Jeffrey M. Shaman

• Autore: Shaman Jeffrey M
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Disciplina: 347.73/12
• Soggetto topico: Judicial review - United States; Judicial process - United States; Constitutional law - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- NOTES -- Chapter 1 Constitutional Creativity -- THE HISTORIC FOUNDATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL CREATIVITY -- THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL CREATIVITY -- The Text of the Document -- The Intent of the Framers -- The Intent of the Ratifiers -- THE POLITICAL FOUNDATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL CREATIVITY -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 2 Formalism v. Realism -- THE NATURE OF CATEGORIZATION -- THE CATEGORICAL ILLUSION -- THE NATURE OF BALANCING -- SOME COMPARATIVE OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CATEGORIZATION AND BALANCING -- CATEGORICAL BALANCING -- THE NECESSITY OF BALANCING -- Alternatives to Balancing -- Precedent -- Original Intent -- History -- Constitutional Purpose -- United States Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax Commission -- A Last Grasp at an Alternative to Balancing -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 3 The Levels of Scrutiny -- MINIMAL SCRUTINY -- UPGRADING MINIMAL SCRUTINY -- STRICT SCRUTINY -- INTERMEDIATE SCRUTINY -- REHNQUIST AND SCALIA: FORAYS INTO WEAKENING INTERMEDIATE SCRUTINY -- JUSTICE MARSHALL'S SLIDING SCALE OF SCRUTINY -- FLAWS IN THE MULTI-TIER SYSTEM -- Rigidity -- Inhibition of Analysis -- Internal Inconsistency -- RESTRUCTURING THE SYSTEM -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 4 Constitutional Fact: The Perception of Reality by the Supreme Court -- THE MANIPULATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL FACT -- THE MANIPULATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL FACT AND THE LEVELS OF SCRUTINY -- The Levels of Scrutiny -- Heightened Scrutiny of Constitutional Fact -- Minimal Scrutiny of Constitutional Fact -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 5 The Puzzle of Legislative Motive -- THE TAINTED HERITAGE OF ASSESSING LEGISLATIVE MOTIVE -- WHY LEGISLATIVE MOTIVE SUPPOSEDLY IS IRRELEVANT -- Difficulty -- Futility -- Judicial Restraint -- Necessary Extent of Illicit Motive -- WHY SHOULD MOTIVE MATTER?. ; WHEN LEGISLATIVE MOTIVE IS RELEVANT -- The Religion Clauses -- Freedom of Speech -- Laws Motivated by a Bare Desire to Harm -- Discriminatory Impact -- ASCERTAINING PUBLIC MOTIVE-THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 6 Case Study: The Theory of Low-Value Speech -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW-VALUE SPEECH THEORY -- Fighting Words -- Obscenity -- Child Pornography -- Sexually Explicit Expression -- Profanity -- Libel -- Commercial Speech -- PROPOSALS TO ADD NEW VARIETIES OF LOW-VALUE SPEECH -- Pornography -- Hate Speech -- Tolerating Loathsome Speech -- HOW HIGH-VALUE AND LOW-VALUE SPEECH ARE TREATED -- Levels of Scrutiny -- Approaches -- Rules -- DETERMINING THE VALUE OF SPEECH -- THE BASIC VALIDITY OF THE LOW-VALUE SPEECH THEORY -- THE LOW-VALUE SPEECH THEORY AND THE TECHNIQUE OF CATEGORIZATION -- The Practice of Categorization -- The Basis of Categorization -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Chapter 7 The Vicissitudes of the Fourteenth Amendment -- THE DISCARDED CLAUSE: PRIVILEGES OR IMMUNITIES -- THE SUBSTITUTE CLAUSE: DUE PROCESS OF LAW -- THE LAST REFUGE: EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS -- Classifications -- Fundamental Rights -- CONCLUSION: A SURPRISING REVIVAL -- NOTES -- Table of Cases -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: This study analyzes the process of constitutional interpretation, that is, the methodology by which the Supreme Court goes about interpreting the Constitution, and offers a comprehensive view of constitutional law through the lens of history, political science, and jurisprudence. Shaman examines the practice of creating meaning for the Constitution, the dichotomy of legal formalism and realism, the levels of judicial scrutiny, the perception of reality, and the puzzle of legislative motive. While the book traces the historical development of constitutional law, its main focus is on modern jurisprudence, including analyses of the major themes of constitutional interpretation developed by the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist Courts. Shaman details the Warren Court's move to a more realistic jurisprudence and its development of a multi-level system of judicial review that has become increasingly more complex under the Burger and Rehnquist Courts. He critiques the Supreme Court's reversion in recent years to an old-fashioned formalistic jurisprudence and the growing tendency of the Court to look to the past rather than to future to interpret the Constitution. The book also includes discussion of recent major doctrinal developments such as constitutional theory underlying Supreme Court decisions on gender discrimination, discrimination on the basis of sexual preference, the right to die, abortion, and freedom of speech.
• Titolo autorizzato: Constitutional interpretation
• ISBN: 9798400630965; 9780313000973; 0313000972
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974000303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contributions in legal studies ; ; no. 97.