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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fisher, Louis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: 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