The Jurisprudence of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr: The Law and Politics of "libertarian Dignity"

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Rowman & Littlefield, 1997 - 177 páginas
This close analysis of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.'s, jurisprudence on the eve of his death on July 24, 1997, demonstrates why Brennan deserves to be recognized as the most important liberal jurist of the twentieth century. David E. Marion offers a careful review of Brennan's opinions that clarifies his defense of libertarian dignity and illustrates the profound political and constitutional impact of Brennan's opinions on public discourse and government policy. This is must reading for anyone interested in the role of the judiciary in modern American public life.
 

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Jurisprudence as High Politics
5
The Judiciary and the Advancement of Libertarian Dignity
29
Robust Uninhibited and WideOpen The First Amendment and the Idea of the SelfConstituting Self
61
Recasting the Republic An Emancipationist View of the Fourteenth Amendment
99
Brennans Madison and Marshall A Case Study in Deciphering Language and Thought
141

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David E. Marion is professor of political science at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.

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