&quote;Stench&quote; of Politics (eBook)

Polarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court

Joseph Russomanno (Autor)

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2022
1 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) (Verlag)
978-1-9787-7392-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The U.S. Supreme Court is as important as ever in the lives of Americans. Contrary to the image-enhancing claims of independence that many of its members claim, however, the Court's current supermajority has transformed it into a powerful political institution that wages ideological war meant to return the nation to a previous period, at the same time denying rights to millions. The "e;Stench"e; of Politics: Polarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court opens a window into the Supreme Court that helps us to understand the institution and its rulings.At the heart of this analysis is worldview, a phenomenon that every person, including Supreme Court justices, possesses. Whether someone's worldview is "e;fixed"e; or "e;fluid"e; affects who they are, what they believe and what they do. In addition, interpreting the Constitution as an "e;originalist"e; or "e;living constitutionalist"e; often dictates case outcomes. By applying these and other constructs to the Supreme Court, the book reveals how the once-revered institution has evolved into one whose majority not only has neglected its commitment to the inscription on its own building, "e;Equal Justice Under Law,"e; but is also determined to remake both the law and the nation.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.11.2022
• Vorwort: Rodney A. Smolla
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-9787-7392-7 / 1978773927
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9787-7392-9 / 9781978773929