The most activist supreme court in history : the road to modern judicial conservatism /

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When conservatives took control of the federal judiciary in the 1980s, it was widely assumed that they would reverse the landmark rights-protecting precedents set by the Warren Court and replace them with a broad commitment to judicial restraint. Instead, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Willia...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keck, Thomas Moylan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Rehnquist, William H., > 1924-2005.
Rehnquist, William H., > 1924-
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
Conservatism > United States.
Law > Political aspects.
Conservatisme > États-Unis.
Droit > Aspect politique.
LAW > Government > Federal.
Conservatism.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The New Deal revolution and the reconstruction of constitutional law, 1937-1949
  • Frankfurter's failure : the rise and decline of judicial self-restraint, 1949-1962
  • The Warren court and its critics, 1962-1969
  • The Nixon court and the conservative turn, 1969-1980
  • The Reagan court and the conservative ascendance, 1980-1994
  • Activism and restraint on the Rehnquist court
  • Law and politics on the Rehnquist court.

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