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Informationen zum Autor Neal Devins is Goodrich Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law at the William and Mary School of Law. He is also Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary. His most recent books include The Democratic Constitution and Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law (4th edition), both coauthored with Louis Fisher.Davison M. Douglas is the Arthur B. Hanson Professor of Law at the William and Mary School of Law, where he is former Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law. He is the author of Reading, Writing, and Race: The Desegregation of the Charlotte Schools. Klappentext "A close and revealing look by journalists and advocates on the operations of the Supreme Court. This book captures the powerful political pressures that constantly play against the Justices and help determine their decisions."--Louis Fisher, author of "American Constitutional Law" Zusammenfassung Profiles a watershed year (2002-2003) in the life of the U.S. Supreme Court! with contributions by journalists and Court advocates that discuss critical rulings on gay rights! affirmative action! hate speech! federal-state relations! and criminal law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments vii The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-03 ix Introduction / Neil Devins and Davison M. Douglas 1 1. A High Court of One: The Role of the “Swing Voter” in the 2002 Term / Dahlia Lithwick 11 2. Anthony M. Kennedy and the Road Not Taken / David D. Savage 33 3. A Revolutionary Year: Judicial Assertiveness and Gay Rights / David J. Garrow 55 4. The Next Culture War / Jeffery Rosen 71 5. The Affirmative Action Decisions / Stuart Taylor, Jr. 87 6. Was Affirmative Action Saved by Its Friends? / Carter G. Phillips 113 7. The Court’s Faux Federalism / Ramesh Ponnuru 131 8. Cross Burning: Virginia v. Black / Rod Smolla 151 9. Cruel and Unusual: Lockyer v. Andrade / Erwin Chemerinskiy 175 10. Glasnost at the Supreme Court / Tony Mauro 191 Notes 209 Table of Cases 229 Index 233 Notes on the Contributors 241...
