Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition.0700614478 Antonin Scalia's jurisprudence; text and tradition. Rossum, Ralph A. University Press of Kansas The University Press of Kansas is a publisher that represents the state universities in Kansas (Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas, and Wichita State University.). 2006 298 pages $34.95 Hardcover KF8745 In this sympathetic analysis of Justice Scalia's Supreme Court decisions, Rossum (American constitutionalism con·sti·tu·tion·al·ism n. 1. Government in which power is distributed and limited by a system of laws that must be obeyed by the rulers. 2. a. A constitutional system of government. b. , Claremont McKenna College A member of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College is a small, highly selective, private coeducational, liberal arts college enrolling about 1100 students with a curricular emphasis on government, economics, and public policy. ) discusses Scalia's understanding of the separation of powers separation of powers: see Constitution of the United States. separation of powers Division of the legislative, executive, and judicial functions of government among separate and independent bodies. , federalism, the free speech and press and religion clauses of the First Amendment, and the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Rossum includes analyses of Scalia's Court of Appeals opinions for the D.C. circuit, his major law review articles, and his book, A Matter of Interpretation. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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