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The failed promise of originalism /

Originalism is an enormously popular-and equally criticized-theory of constitutional interpretation. As Elena Kagan stated at her confirmation hearing, ""We are all originalists."" Scores of articles have been written on whether the Court should use originalism, and some have exa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cross, Frank B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Originalism is an enormously popular-and equally criticized-theory of constitutional interpretation. As Elena Kagan stated at her confirmation hearing, ""We are all originalists."" Scores of articles have been written on whether the Court should use originalism, and some have examined how the Court employed originalism in particular cases, but no one has studied the overall practice of originalism. The primary point of this book is an examination of the degree to which originalism influences the Court's decisions. Frank B. Cross tests this by examining whether originalism appears t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (238 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804784696
0804784698