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The political constitution : the case against judicial supremacy /

Who should decide what is constitutional? The Supreme Court, of course, both liberal and conservative voices say--but in a bracing critique of the "judicial engagement" that is ascendant on the legal right, Greg Weiner makes a cogent case to the contrary. His book, The Political Constituti...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiner, Greg (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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