Creating Constitutional Change: Clashes Over Power and Liberty in the Supreme Court

Book Overview

Because the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tell us what the Constitution means, they can create constitutional change. For quite some time, general readers who have been interested in understanding those changes have not had a concise volume that explores major decisions in which those changes occur. Traditional casebooks used in law schools typically pay scant attention to the historical and political context in which cases are decided, as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813923034
• ISBN13: 9780813923031
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher