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The Shadow Of Natural Rights, Or A Guide From The Perplexed, Hadley Arkes May 1988

The Shadow Of Natural Rights, Or A Guide From The Perplexed, Hadley Arkes

Michigan Law Review

A Review of American Constitutional Interpretation by Walter Murphy, James Fleming and William Harris, II


Public Prayer And The Constitution, Ethan M. Posner May 1988

Public Prayer And The Constitution, Ethan M. Posner

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Public Prayer and the Constitution by Rodney K. Smith


Reconstituting "Original Intent": A Constitutional Law Encyclopedia For The Next Century, David M. Skover May 1988

Reconstituting "Original Intent": A Constitutional Law Encyclopedia For The Next Century, David M. Skover

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Encyclopedia of the American Constitution by Leonard Levy, Kenneth Karst and Dennis Mahoney


The Enduring Constitution: A Bicentennial Perspective, Robert F. Drinan May 1988

The Enduring Constitution: A Bicentennial Perspective, Robert F. Drinan

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Enduring Constitution: A Bicentennial Perspective by Jethro K. Lieberman


A Job For The Judges: The Judiciary And The Constitution In A Massive And Complex Society, Neil K. Komesar Feb 1988

A Job For The Judges: The Judiciary And The Constitution In A Massive And Complex Society, Neil K. Komesar

Michigan Law Review

This article attempts that task by exploring the elements of institutional choice in constitutional law. Part I takes an overview of the general division of decisionmaking responsibility between the political processes and the courts. It also examines the failures of existing theories to take account of this division of responsibility. Part II identifies two theories of political malfunction - those circumstances in which political processes are subject to significant doubt or distrust and, therefore, prime candidates for judicial review. Part III examines the characteristics - limits, biases, and abilities - of the judiciary and the potential for judicial response to …