Repugnant Laws: Judicial Review of Acts of Congress from the Founding to the Present

by Keith E Whittington

Book Overview

Winner: Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize

Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize Choice Outstanding Academic Title

When the Supreme Court strikes down favored legislation, politicians cry judicial activism. When the law is one politicians oppose, the court is heroically righting a wrong. In our polarized moment of partisan fervor, the Supreme Court's routine work of judicial review is increasingly viewed through a political lens, decried...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700630368
• ISBN13: 9780700630363
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"