
By Jr. Stuart Taylor,Neal Devins,Davison M. Douglas,David G. Savage,David Garrow,Dahlia Lithwick,Erwin Chemerinsky,Ramesh Ponnuru,Jeffrey Rosen,Carter Phillips,Tony Mauro
Some essays give some thought to the position of “swing” Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy inside of a courtroom that divides 5–4 greater than the other team of Justices within the nation’s background. Others research the political response to and felony context of the Court’s Lawrence v. Texas decision stating a Texas legislation criminalizing gay sodomy unconstitutional. members research the Court’s rulings on affirmative motion and reconsider its dedication to states’ rights. contemplating the Court’s practices, one suggest explores the use and application of amicus curiae, or “friend of the courtroom” briefs, whereas one other displays on symptoms of an elevated openness by way of the court docket to public scrutiny. advocates who argued circumstances ahead of the Court—one on the topic of hate speech and the opposite to a “three moves and you’re out” legal statute—offer shiny money owed in their reports. meant for normal readers, A yr on the ideally suited Court is for all those that are looking to comprehend the Rehnquist courtroom and its momentous 2002–03 term.
Contributors
Erwin Chemerinsky
Neal Devins
Davison M. Douglas
David J. Garrow
Dahlia Lithwick
Tony Mauro
Carter Phillips
Ramesh Ponnuru
Jeffrey Rosen
David G. Savage
Rodney A. Smolla
Stuart Taylor Jr.
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