Dow, David R.

America's Prophets : How Judicial Activism Makes America Great. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (184 pages)

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Judges and Prophets -- 1 What Exactly Is Judicial Activism? -- 2 A Short History of "Activist" Judges -- 3 Griswold v. Connecticut and the Rise of Judicial Prophecy -- 4 Prophetic Interpretation of Biblical Law -- 5 The Idea of American Law -- 6 Contemporary Problems for the Activist Judge: Race, Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion, and Euthanasia -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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Judges -- Political aspects -- United States.


Electronic books.

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