Dow, David R., <br/><br/>
America's prophets :  how judicial activism makes America great / 
David R. Dow. 
 - 1 online resource (184 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780313377099 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political questions and judicial power--United States.<br/>Judges--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Judicial review--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF5130  / .D69 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.73/12