| Description |
xviii, 150 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Inalienable rights series |
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Inalienable rights series.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : do we want a living constitution? -- Originalism and its sins -- The common law -- Freedom of speech and the living constitution -- Brown v. Board of Education and innovation in the living constitution (with a note on Roe v. Wade) -- The role of the written constitution : common ground and Jefferson's problem -- Constitutional amendments and the living constitution. |
| Summary |
In "The Living Constitution," leading constitutional scholar David Strauss forcefully argues against the claims of Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork, and other "originalists," explaining in clear, jargon-free English how the Constitution can sensibly evolve, without falling into the anything-goes flexibility caricatured by opponents. |
| Subject |
Constitutional law -- United States.
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Law -- United States -- Interpretation and construction.
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Common law -- United States -- Methodology.
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780195377279 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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0195377273 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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