The Living Constitution

The Living Constitution
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 171
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ISBN-10 : 9780199703692
ISBN-13 : 0199703698
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Living Constitution by : David A. Strauss

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "living" Constitution effectively "rendered the Constitution useless." He wanted a "dead Constitution," he joked, arguing it must be interpreted as the framers originally understood it. In The Living Constitution, leading constitutional scholar David Strauss forcefully argues against the claims of Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork, and other "originalists," explaining in clear, jargon-free English how the Constitution can sensibly evolve, without falling into the anything-goes flexibility caricatured by opponents. The living Constitution is not an out-of-touch liberal theory, Strauss further shows, but a mainstream tradition of American jurisprudence--a common-law approach to the Constitution, rooted in the written document but also based on precedent. Each generation has contributed precedents that guide and confine judicial rulings, yet allow us to meet the demands of today, not force us to follow the commands of the long-dead Founders. Strauss explores how judicial decisions adapted the Constitution's text (and contradicted original intent) to produce some of our most profound accomplishments: the end of racial segregation, the expansion of women's rights, and the freedom of speech. By contrast, originalism suffers from fatal flaws: the impossibility of truly divining original intent, the difficulty of adapting eighteenth-century understandings to the modern world, and the pointlessness of chaining ourselves to decisions made centuries ago. David Strauss is one of our leading authorities on Constitutional law--one with practical knowledge as well, having served as Assistant Solicitor General of the United States and argued eighteen cases before the United States Supreme Court. Now he offers a profound new understanding of how the Constitution can remain vital to life in the twenty-first century.

Living with the Law

Living with the Law
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Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015074205355
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Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Living with the Law by : June Purcell Guild

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
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Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781631492860
ISBN-13 : 1631492861
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by : Richard Rothstein

New York Times Bestseller • Notable Book of the Year • Editors' Choice Selection One of Bill Gates’ “Amazing Books” of the Year One of Publishers Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Year Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of the Year Winner of the Hillman Prize for Nonfiction Gold Winner • California Book Award (Nonfiction) Finalist • Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) Finalist • Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize This “powerful and disturbing history” exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide (New York Times Book Review). Widely heralded as a “masterful” (Washington Post) and “essential” (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law offers “the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation” (William Julius Wilson). Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation: with undisguised racial zoning; public housing that purposefully segregated previously mixed communities; subsidies for builders to create whites-only suburbs; tax exemptions for institutions that enforced segregation; and support for violent resistance to African Americans in white neighborhoods. A groundbreaking, “virtually indispensable” study that has already transformed our understanding of twentieth-century urban history (Chicago Daily Observer), The Color of Law forces us to face the obligation to remedy our unconstitutional past.

Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act; and Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act; and Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : UCR:31210006691255
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Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act; and Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture

Private Lives and Public Policies

Private Lives and Public Policies
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 0309086515
ISBN-13 : 9780309086516
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Private Lives and Public Policies by : Panel on Confidentiality and Data Access

Americans are increasingly concerned about the privacy of personal data--yet we demand more and more information for public decision making. This volume explores the seeming conflicts between privacy and data access, an issue of concern to federal statistical agencies collecting the data, research organizations using the data, and individuals providing the data. A panel of experts offers principles and specific recommendations for managing data and improving the balance between needed government use of data and the privacy of respondents. The volume examines factors such as the growth of computer technology, that are making confidentiality an increasingly critical problem. The volume explores how data collectors communicate with data providers, with a focus on informed consent to use data, and describes the legal and ethical obligations data users have toward individual subjects as well as toward the agencies providing the data. In the context of historical practices in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, statistical techniques for protecting individuals' identities are evaluated in detail. Legislative and regulatory restraints on access to data are examined, including a discussion about their effects on research. This volume will be an important and thought-provoking guide for policymakers and agencies working with statistics as well as researchers and concerned individuals.

Fair Housing

Fair Housing
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Total Pages : 20
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ISBN-10 : PURD:32754073961207
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Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Fair Housing by :

Congressional Record

Congressional Record
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Total Pages : 1356
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044116492273
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Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Congressional Record by : United States. Congress

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

A Summary of Selected Legislation Related to the Handicapped

A Summary of Selected Legislation Related to the Handicapped
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Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B4177492
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Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis A Summary of Selected Legislation Related to the Handicapped by : United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Housing and Urban Development Legislation of 1970

Housing and Urban Development Legislation of 1970
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Total Pages : 1608
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:$B493481
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Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Housing and Urban Development Legislation of 1970 by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs