The Living Constitution

by David A. Strauss

Book Overview

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "living" Constitution effectively "rendered the Constitution useless." He wanted a "dead Constitution," he joked, arguing it must be interpreted as the framers originally understood it.

In The Living Constitution, leading constitutional scholar David Strauss forcefully argues against the claims of Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork, and other "originalists,"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195377273
• ISBN13: 9780195377279
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"