Fletcher, Kimberley L.

The Collision of Political and Legal Time : Foreign Affairs and the Supreme Court's Transformation of Executive Authority. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (291 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Court's Constitutive Role: Shifting the Balance of Power -- 2. Curtiss-Wright: The Court's Dynamic Role -- 3. The Court Defines the Legal Narrative of Japanese Internment and Exclusion -- 4. Steel Seizure: A Practical Approach to Presidential Power -- 5. Dames and Regan: Engineering a Shift in Authority from Congress to the President -- 6. Detainee Cases: A Definitive Statement of the President's Monopoly in War Making -- Conclusion: Constitutional Change Instigated outside the Legalized Constitution -- Appendix: Tables -- Notes -- Selected Cases Cited -- Index.

9781439914939


United States.--Supreme Court--History.
Political questions and judicial power--United States--History.
Executive power--United States--History.
Presidents--United States--Decision making--History.
United States--Foreign relations--Decision making--History.


Electronic books.

KF8742 .F59 2018

342.73/0412