Judicial Restraint in America: How the Ageless Wisdom of the Federal Courts Was Invented

by Evan Tsen Lee

Many legal scholars believe that judges should not be "activists." But exactly what does it mean for judges to practice "restraint," and how did that set of practices evolve in America? In Judicial Restraint in America: How the Ageless Wisdom of the Federal Courts was Invented, Evan Tsen Lee traces the cultural, social, and intellectual forces that shaped the contours of judicial restraint from the time of John Marshall, through the "vested property...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195340345
• ISBN13: 9780195340341
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"