The unexpected Scalia : a conservative justice's liberal opinions
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction
347.7326 SCALIA DORSE
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347.7326 SCALIA DORSE
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Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Format
Book
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xvi, 377 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Antonin Scalia was one of the most important, outspoken, and controversial Justices in the past century. His endorsements of originalism, which requires deciding cases as they would have been decided in 1789, and textualism, which limits judges in what they could consider in interpreting text, caused major changes in the way the Supreme Court decides cases. He was a leader in opposing abortion, the right to die, affirmative action, and mandated equality for gays and lesbians, and was for virtually untrammelled gun rights, political expenditures, and the imposition of the death penalty. But both the concept and the execution of originalism, by Scalia and other originalists, have been seriously flawed, leading to decisions that are both historically incorrect and socially and politically undesirable. However, he usually followed where his doctrine would take him, leading him to write many liberal opinions. A close friend of Scalia, David Dorsen explains the flawed judicial philosophy of one of the most important Supreme Court Justices of the past century"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dorsen, D. M. (2017). The unexpected Scalia: a conservative justice's liberal opinions . Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dorsen, David M., 1935-. 2017. The Unexpected Scalia: A Conservative Justice's Liberal Opinions. Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dorsen, David M., 1935-. The Unexpected Scalia: A Conservative Justice's Liberal Opinions Cambridge University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dorsen, David M. The Unexpected Scalia: A Conservative Justice's Liberal Opinions Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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