Roosevelt, Kermit,  1971- <br/><br/>
The myth of judicial activism  making sense of Supreme Court decisions /  [electronic resource] : 
Kermit Roosevelt III. 
 - New Haven :  Yale University Press,  c2006. 
 - viii, 262 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index. 
<br/><br/>The plain meaning of the constitution : the fallacy of direct enforcement -- The model : what doctrine is for -- From activism to legitimacy -- Equal protection, criminal procedure, executive detention -- Gay rights : Romer, Lawrence, and Goodridge -- Abortion : Roe and Casey -- Takings : Kelo v. City of New London -- The establishment clause -- The death penalty : Roper and Atkins -- The First Amendment : campaign finance reform -- Refusing to defer -- Reviled decisions -- Branches behaving badly : whom do you trust? 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA667976  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label> Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Supreme Court. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political questions and judicial power--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF8742  / .R65 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.73/26