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Makers And Receivers: Judicial Heresy And The Tempting Of America, Charles Kelbley
Makers And Receivers: Judicial Heresy And The Tempting Of America, Charles Kelbley
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Essay examines "The Tempting of America" in three stages: Section II briefly summarizes the major themes of the book along three principal lines that parallel the book's three parts: Bork's critique of the Supreme Court, his concept of correct and incorrect legal theory and his assessment of the treatment he received from the media and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Each of these topics deserves serious consideration, but the ultimate concern of this Essay is Bork's theoretical chapters, not his historical and political arguments. Section III examines problems that Bork's judicial philosophy raises from the perspectives of history, jurisprudence, and, …