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Brennan and Democracy
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ISBN: 1400812690 1282753924 9786612753923 1400823366 9781400823369 140081717X Year: 2005 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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In Brennan and Democracy, a leading thinker in U.S. constitutional law offers some powerful reflections on the idea of "constitutional democracy," a concept in which many have seen the makings of paradox. Here Frank Michelman explores the apparently conflicting commitments of a democratic governmental system where key aspects of such important social issues as affirmative action, campaign finance reform, and abortion rights are settled not by a legislative vote but by the decisions of unelected judges. Can we--or should we--embrace the values of democracy together with constitutionalism, judicial supervision, and the rule of law? To answer this question, Michelman calls into service the judicial career of Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, the country's model "activist" judge for the past forty years. Michelman draws on Brennan's record and writings to suggest how the Justice himself might have understood the judiciary's role in the simultaneous promotion of both democratic and constitutional government. The first chapter prompts us to reflect on how tough and delicate an act it is for the members of a society to attempt living together as a people devoted to self-government. The second chapter seeks to renew our appreciation for democratic liberal political ideals, and includes an extensive treatment of Brennan's judicial opinions, which places them in relation to opposing communitarian and libertarian positions. Michelman also draws on the views of two other prominent constitutional theorists, Robert Post and Ronald Dworkin, to build a provocative discussion of whether democracy is best conceived as a "procedural" or a "substantive" ideal.

The conscience of the court: selected opinions of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. on freedom and equality
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ISBN: 0585159815 9780585159812 080932234X 9780809322343 9780809382255 0809382253 Year: 1999 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] Southern Illinois University Press

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Against the death penalty : the relentless dissents of justices Brennan and Marshall.
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ISBN: 1555532616 9781555532611 Year: 1996 Publisher: Boston Northeastern university press

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