Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View
Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court has the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the public accept the Court’s decisions as legitimate and follow them, even when those decisions are highly unpopular?...
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Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court has the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the public accept the Court’s decisions as legitimate and follow them, even when those decisions are highly unpopular? What must the Court do to maintain the public’s faith? How can it help make our democracy work? In this groundbreaking book, Justice Stephen Breyer tackles these questions and more, offering an original approach to interpreting the Constitution that judges, lawyers, and scholars will look to for many years to come.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307594266 (0307594262)
Publish date: September 14th 2010
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Fascinating interview with Terry Gross at http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=129831688
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