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With the Supreme Court more influential than ever, this eye-opening book tells the story of how the Roberts Court is shaking the foundation of our nation's laws
From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains a mysterious institution, and the motivations of the nine men and women who serve for life are...
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Arizona became the nation’s 48th state in 1912 and since that time the Arizona constitution has served as the template by which the state is governed. Toni McClory’s Understanding the Arizona Constitution has offered insight into the inner workings and interpretations of the document—and the government that it established—for almost a decade.Since the book’s first publication, significant constitutional changes have occurred, some even altering...
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A sus casi treinta años de vigencia, cuatro gobiernos democráticos consecutivos y un desarrollo jurisprudencial nunca antes visto en la historia republicana que dio contenido a los derechos fundamentales, permitió formular principios de interpretación, y aplicar novedosas instituciones (entre ellas, el surgimiento de los precedentes vinculantes y la consecuente producción de normas constitucionales adscriptas), la segunda etapa también ha permitido...
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El Área de Derecho Constitucional de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, en este período de emergencia sanitaria, realiza periódicamente "Desayunos Constitucionales", en los cuales reflexiona sobre el rol del Estado constitucional bajo el estado de emergencia, a través de la presentación de ponencias de sus profesores e invitados internacionales, analizando la situación de los derechos fundamentales en la lucha contra el coronavirus,...
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Mortimer Adler devoted a lifetime to studying the great ideas of Western culture and explaining even the most difficult concepts to the average citizen, earning Time magazine's praise as a "philosopher for everyman." In We Hold These Truths, Dr. Adler caps his life's work by illuminating the ideas and ideals that have made the United States of America a truly unique nation in the annals of history. The ideas Adler examines include those at the core...
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In their own words, the Supreme Court has become "a national theology board," "a super board of education," and amateur psychologists on a "psycho-journey." The result has been a virtual rewriting of the liberties enumerated in the Constitution. A direct victim of this judicial micromanagement has been the religious aspect of the First Amendment.
For example, the Court now interprets that Amendment under:
• a "Lemon Test" absurdly requiring...
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