Supreme Court Statecraft
Author | : Wallace Mendelson |
Publisher | : Iowa State Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1985 |
ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B4389658 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This volume contains 30 provocative essays, previously published in political science and law journals, on the abiding problems of American constitutional law. Mendelson organizes them under the headings: "The Judge's Art," "Freedom of Expression," and "The Path of the Law." The book includes thoughts on the American Constitution, the behavior of judges, and other judicial matters, such as James B. Thayer's influence on Holmes, Brandeis and Frankfurter; Justice Hugo Black's distrust of judicial discretion; Justice Douglas' views on the government by the judiciary and on adjudication of constitutional issues; the Bill of Rights; the Fourteenth Amendment; due process of law; and the Equal Rights Amendment. ISBN 0-8138-1047-7 : $21.95.