We the people : a progressive reading of the constitution for the twenty-first century /

We the people : a progressive reading of the constitution for the twenty-first century /

Worried about what a super conservative majority on the Supreme Court means for the future of civil liberties? From gun control to reproductive health, a conservative court will reshape the lives of all Americans for decades to come. The time to develop and defend a progressive vision of the U.S. Co...

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Main Author: Chemerinsky, Erwin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Picador, 2018
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution
Constitutional law > United States > Interpretation and construction
Constitutional law > Philosophy
Judicial review > United States
Judicial power > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Conservatives and the constitution. The future of the Supreme Court and the Constitution
  • The conservatives' false claim of value-neutral judging
  • Part II. A progressive reading of the Constitution. The values of the Constitution : rediscovering the preamble
  • Ensuring democratic government
  • Providing effective governance
  • Establishing justice
  • Securing liberty
  • Achieving equality
  • Conclusion : Going forward
  • The U.S. Constitution

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