Approaching the U.S. Constitution: Sacred Covenant or Plaything for Lawyers and Judges

by Kerry L Hunter and Kerry L. Hunter

Book Overview

By reminding readers that early Supreme Court justices refused to reduce the Constitution to a mere legal document, Approaching the U.S. Constitution provides a definitive response to Reading Law by Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner. Turning to the vision of Alexander Hamilton found in Federalists No. 78, Hunter argues that rather than seeing the judiciary as America's legal guardian, Hamilton looked to independent individuals of integrity on the judiciary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739190822
• ISBN13: 9780739190821
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"