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Supreme Court Legitimacy: A Turn To Constitutional Practice, Thomas G. Donnelly Jun 2022

Supreme Court Legitimacy: A Turn To Constitutional Practice, Thomas G. Donnelly

BYU Law Review

Commentators offer the Justices consistent—if unsolicited—advice: tend to the Supreme Court’s institutional legitimacy. However, to say this—without saying more—is to say very little. Of course, constitutional theorists already wrestle with the meaning of legitimacy—its contours, its complexity, and its influence on the Justices. Political scientists debate the relationship between institutional concerns and judicial behavior. At the same time, previous scholars largely ignore issues of constitutional practice. This is a mistake. In this Article, I take up this neglected topic. To that end, I detail how the individual Justice might work to bolster the Court’s legitimacy in concrete cases. Part of …


The Case Of The Exemption Claimants: Religion, Conscience, And Identity, Steven D. Smith Sep 2019

The Case Of The Exemption Claimants: Religion, Conscience, And Identity, Steven D. Smith

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Why Judicial Deference To Administrative Fact-Finding Is Unconstitutional, John Gibbons Nov 2016

Why Judicial Deference To Administrative Fact-Finding Is Unconstitutional, John Gibbons

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Talking Originalism , Andrew B. Coan Nov 2009

Talking Originalism , Andrew B. Coan

BYU Law Review

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A Failed Coup On The Judicial Monarchy (Review Of God And Man In The Law, By Robert Lowry Clinton), David D. Garner Sep 1999

A Failed Coup On The Judicial Monarchy (Review Of God And Man In The Law, By Robert Lowry Clinton), David D. Garner

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Humenansky V. Regents Of The University Of Minnesota: Questioning Congressional Intent And Authority To Abrogate Eleventh Amendment Immunity With The Adea, Eric Hunter Sep 1999

Humenansky V. Regents Of The University Of Minnesota: Questioning Congressional Intent And Authority To Abrogate Eleventh Amendment Immunity With The Adea, Eric Hunter

BYU Law Review

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History, Judicial Revisionism And J.M. Balkin, Raoul Berger Sep 1989

History, Judicial Revisionism And J.M. Balkin, Raoul Berger

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Statutory Construction, Daniel M. Harris Nov 1985

The Politics Of Statutory Construction, Daniel M. Harris

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.