Dissent and the Supreme Court: Its Role in the Court's History and the Nation's Constitutional Dialogue

by Melvin I. Urofsky

Book Overview

In his major work, acclaimed historian and judicial authority Melvin Urofsky examines the great dissents throughout the Court's long history. Constitutional dialogue is one of the ways in which we as a people reinvent and reinvigorate our democratic society. The Supreme Court has interpreted the meaning of the Constitution, acknowledged that the Court's majority opinions have not always been right, and initiated a critical discourse about what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030774132X
• ISBN13: 9780307741325
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.9"