America's prophets : how judicial activism makes America great / David R. Dow.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Westport, Connecticut : Praeger, [2009]Description: 1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780313377099 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: America's prophets : how judicial activism makes America great.DDC classification:
  • 347.73/12 22
LOC classification:
  • KF5130 .D69 2009eb
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Contents:
What exactly is judicial activism? -- A short history of "activist" judges -- Griswold v. Connecticut and the rise of judicial prophecy -- Prophetic interpretation of biblical law -- The idea of American law -- Contemporary problems for the activist judge : race, religion, same-sex marriage, abortion, and euthanasia.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What exactly is judicial activism? -- A short history of "activist" judges -- Griswold v. Connecticut and the rise of judicial prophecy -- Prophetic interpretation of biblical law -- The idea of American law -- Contemporary problems for the activist judge : race, religion, same-sex marriage, abortion, and euthanasia.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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