The Lost History of the Ninth Amendment - Couverture rigide

Lash, Kurt T

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195372611 ISBN 13 : 9780195372618

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2009

Synopsis

The most important aspect of The Lost History of the Ninth Amendment is its presentation of newly uncovered historical evidence which calls into question the currently presumed meaning and application of the Ninth Amendment. The evidence not only challenges the traditional view regarding the original meaning of the Ninth Amendment, it also falsifies the common assumption that the Amendment lay dormant prior to the Supreme Court's "discovery" of the clause in Griswold v. Connecticut.

As a history of the Ninth Amendment, the book recapitulates the history of federalism in America and the idea that local self-government is a right retained by the people. This issue has particular contemporary salience as the Supreme Court considers whether states have the right to authorize medicinal use of marijuana, refuse to assist the enforcement of national laws like the Patriot Act, or regulate physician-assisted suicide. The meaning of the Ninth Amendment has played a key role in past Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justices and the current divide on the Court regarding the meaning of the Ninth Amendment makes it likely the subject will come up again during the next set of hearings.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kurt Lash is Professor of Law & the W. Joseph Ford Fellow at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. While in law school, Professor Lash served as Articles Editor of the Yale Law and Policy Review. After graduation, Professor Lash served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert R. Beezer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Professor Lash has published numerous journal articles on constitutional history and he is currently Chair-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Constitutional Law.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195372611
• ISBN 13: 9780195372618
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 394
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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