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The Embattled Constitution
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ISBN/EAN: 9780814785836
Umbreit-Nr.: 2153544
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Englisch
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Erschienen am 07.06.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
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- <p>"An indispensable and provocative guide through the thicket of today's most challenging constitutional controversies by some of the most eminent judges of their time. It offers an invaluable peek behind the curtain of judicial decision making."<br><br><br>David Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University<br><br><br><br><br>The Embattled<br>Constitution presents the<br>fourth collection of the James Madison lectures delivered at the NYU School of<br>Law, offering thoughtful examinations of an array of topics on civil liberties<br>by a distinguished group of federal judges, including Justice Stephen Breyer of<br>the U.S. Supreme Court. The result is a fascinating look into the minds of the<br>judges who interpret, apply, and give meaning to our embattled Constitution.<br><br><br><br>In these insightful<br>and incisive essays, the authors bring to bear decades of experience to explore<br>wide-ranging issues. Are todays public schools racially segregated? To what<br>extent can the federal courts apply the Bill of Rights without legislative<br>guidance? And what are the criteria for the highest standards of judging and constitutional<br>interpretation? The authors also discuss how and why the Constitution came to<br>be embattled, shining a spotlight on the current polarization in both the<br>Supreme Court and the American body politic and offering careful and informed<br>analysis of how to bridge these divides.<br><br><br><br>Contributors include<br>Marsha S. Berzon, Michael Boudin, Stephen Breyer, Guido Calabresi, Robert H.<br>Henry, Robert Katzmann, Pierre N. Leval, M. Blane Michael, Davis S. Tatel, J.<br>Harvie Wilkinson, III, and Diane P. Wood.</p>