Reconsidering judicial finality why the Supreme Court is not the last word on the Constitution
The Court's decisions have, of course, been challenged and reversed in numerous cases--involving slavery, civil rights, child labor legislation, Japanese internment during World War II, abortion, and religious liberty. What Fisher shows us on a case-by-case basis is how the elected branches, sc...
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Language: | English |
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Lawrence, Kansas
University Press of Kansas
2019, [2019]©2019
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Collection: | JSTOR Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Early claims of judicial finality
- Selections by Chief Justice Hughes
- Rights of blacks
- Rights of women
- Regulating commerce
- The sole-organ doctrine
- Privacy rights
- Religious liberty
- Japanese-American cases
- State secrets privilege
- Legislative vetoes
- Campaign finance
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes