Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution - Couverture rigide

Tribe, Laurence H.; Matz, Joshua

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805099093 ISBN 13 : 9780805099096

Editeur : Henry Holt & Company Inc, 2014

Synopsis

From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains a mysterious institution, and the motivations of the nine men and women who serve for life are often obscure. Now, in Uncertain Justice, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz show the surprising extent to which the Roberts Court is revising the meaning of our Constitution. This essential book arrives at a make-or-break moment for the nation and the court. Political gridlock, cultural change, and technological progress mean that the court's decisions on key topics-including free speech, privacy, voting rights, and presidential power - could be uniquely durable. Acutely aware of their opportunity, the justices are rewriting critical aspects of constitutional law and redrawing the ground rules of American government. Tribe - one of the country's leading constitutional lawyers - and Matz dig deeply into the court's recent rulings, stepping beyond tired debates over judicial activism to draw out hidden meanings and silent battles. The undercurrents they reveal suggest a strikingly different vision for the future of our country, one that is sure to be hotly debated.

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À propos de l?auteur

Laurence Tribe has taught constitutional law at Harvard for four decades and written widely about the law--including the most frequently cited treatise on the U.S. Constitution. He has argued dozens of cases at the Supreme Court, including the first argument in Bush v. Gore. Joshua Matz, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a frequent contributor to SCOTUSblog, is a clerk for a federal judge in Los Angeles. Together, Tribe and Matz taught an acclaimed course at Harvard about the Supreme Court and the Constitution. Tribe lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Matz lives in Los Angeles, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt & Company Inc
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805099093
• ISBN 13: 9780805099096
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
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