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Justice Rehnquist and the Constitution /

This analysis of the decision making of William H. Rehnquist from the beginning of his tenure as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1971 until he was nominated to be Chief Justice in 1986 presents a refreshing new perspective on the Burger Court's most conservative membe...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Sue (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 953
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART ONE : THE FRAMEWORK
  • Chapter 1. 1971' Richard Nixon Appoints a New Justice
  • Chapter 2. Rehnquist's Legal Positivism and His Ordering of Values
  • PART TWO : INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
  • Chapter 3. Justice Rehnquist's Fourteenth Amendment
  • Chapter 4. The First Amendment Speaks with a Different Voice- Rehnquist and Freedom of Expression
  • PART THREE. Property Rights
  • Chapter 5. Nontraditional Property The Bitter-Sweet Denial
  • Chapter 6. The Rights of Traditional Property
  • PART FOUR. Federalism
  • Chapter 7. Federalism I: Congressional Power and State Sovereignty
  • Chapter 8. Federalism ΙΓ Protecting the States from the Federal Courts
  • Chapter 9. Federalism III: "Our Federalism" or Rehnquist's Federalism?
  • CONCLUSION
  • Chapter 10. Legal Positivism, Federalism, and Rehnquist's Constitution
  • APPENDIXES
  • Appendix A: Justice Rehnquist's Opinions for the Majority, 1972-1986
  • Appendix B: Justice Rehnquist's Concurring Opinions, 1972-1986
  • Appendix C: Justice Rehnquist's Dissenting Opinions, 1972-1986
  • References
  • Index