Reconsidering Judicial Finality: Why the Supreme Court Is Not the Last Word on the Constitution

by Louis Fisher

Federal judges, legal scholars, pundits, and reporters frequently describe the Supreme Court as the final word on the meaning of the Constitution. The historical record presents an entirely different picture. A close and revealing reading of that record, from 1789 to the present day, Reconsidering Judicial Finality reminds us of the "unalterable fact," as Chief Justice Rehnquist once remarked, "that our judicial system, like the human beings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700636072
• ISBN13: 9780700636075
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"