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"His pioneering scholarly work has had worldwide impact." Ludvig Holbert International Memorial Prize 2007 award committeeAn outstanding philosopher of politics and law who is the most eloquent, thoughtful and judicious spokesman of the new centre-left-liberal... A.C. Grayling, Financial TimesDworkin is that rare creature, a public intellectual. He writes with clarity and economy...He sets out not just to persuade us to think differently, but also to act differently. He wants to change not just our beliefs but our behavior too. Anthony Julius, Sunday Telegraph (London)Dworkin] has been in many ways the most systematic moral, political and legal thinker of the past three decades in the Anglophone world. John Dunn, Times Higher Education SupplementDworkin's prolific scholarly and journalistic writings have defined the intellectual agenda for academic liberals in law schools as well as philosophy and political-science departments for a quarter of a century. Peter Berkowitz, National ReviewDworkin s theories have created shock waves among jurisprudential scholars. Time MagazineRonald Dworkin is America's leading legal philosopher...No subject ever seems quite the same after one has read Dworkin's treatment of it. Journal of PhilosophyProbably the most influential figure in contemporary Anglo-American legal theory. Reading Dworkin CriticallyOne of the nation's foremost legal philosophers. Tom Liniger, Michigan Law ReviewFor over three decades, Ronald Dworkin has been the most influential and illuminating analyst of the view that judges can or should merely "follow the law." Cass Sunstein, New RepublicRonald Dworkin occupies a distinctive place in both public life and philosophy. In public life, he is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and other widely read journals. In philosophy, he has written important and influential works on many of the most prominent issues in legal and political philosophy. In both cases, his interventions have in part shaped the debates he joined. Contemporary Philosophy in Focus[Dworkin s] ideas are stimulating and his writing is able, forcible and clear. Boston GlobeDworkin is almost always right about legal principles and always elegant. Mortimer Sellers, Washington Post"

Political questions and judicial power --- Abortion --- Roberts, John G., - Jr., - 1955 --- -Alito, Samuel A., - Jr., - 1950 --- -Political questions and judicial power --- -Alito, Samuel A., - Jr., - 1950-

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In recent years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. In these heated confirmation fights, candidates' legal and political philosophies have been subject to intense scrutiny and debate. Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations examines one such fight--over the nomination of Samuel Alito--to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy. Drawing on a nationally representative survey, James Gibson and Gregory Caldeira use the Alito confirmation fight as a window into public attitudes about the nation's highest court. They find that Americans know far more about the Supreme Court than many realize, that the Court enjoys a great deal of legitimacy among the American people, that attitudes toward the Court as an institution generally do not suffer from partisan or ideological polarization, and that public knowledge enhances the legitimacy accorded the Court. Yet the authors demonstrate that partisan and ideological infighting that treats the Court as just another political institution undermines the considerable public support the institution currently enjoys, and that politicized confirmation battles pose a grave threat to the basic legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

Public opinion --- Judges --- Selection and appointment --- Alito, Samuel A., --- United States. --- Supreme Court (U.S.) --- Chief Justice of the United States --- Supreme Court of the United States --- 美國. --- Officials and employees --- Selection and appointment.