The Political Thought of Justice Antonin Scalia
A Hamiltonian on the Supreme Court- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2006
Summary
The Political Thought of Antonin Scalia: A Hamiltonian on the Supreme Court traces Justice Antonin Scalia's jurisprudence back to the political and constitutional thought of Alexander Hamilton. Not only is there substantial agreement between these two men in the areas of constitutional interpretation, federalism, separation of powers, executive and judicial power, but the two men also have similar temperaments: bold, decisive, and principled. By examining the congruence in thought between Hamilton and Scalia, it is hoped that a better and deeper understanding of Justice Scalia's jurisprudence will be achieved. While an abundance of scholarship has been written on Justice Scalia, no one has systematically examined his political philosophy. This book also draws out the important differences between Justice Scalia's jurisprudence and that of the other conservative members of the Court_the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2006
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7425-4310-2
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4617-1493-4
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 369
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Abbreviations No access
- Introduction: Scalia's Distinctive Brand of Conservatism No access
- 1: Nothing is Easy: The Road to the Supreme Court No access Pages 1 - 34
- 2: Separation of Powers and Access to Justice No access Pages 35 - 58
- 3: Interbranch Conflicts between Congress and the President No access Pages 59 - 88
- 4: Executive Power No access Pages 89 - 136
- 5: The "Politics" of Administration No access Pages 137 - 168
- 6: The Conservative Role of Judges in a Democratic System of Government No access Pages 169 - 186
- 7: The "Science" of Interpreting Texts No access Pages 187 - 226
- 8: Early Hamiltonian Leanings in the Area of Federalism No access Pages 227 - 258
- 9: The Transformation from a Hamiltonian to a Madisonian in Federalism Disputes No access Pages 259 - 308
- Conclusion: Scalia's Personality and Statesmanship No access Pages 309 - 328
- Selected Bibliography No access Pages 329 - 342
- Index No access Pages 343 - 368
- About the Author No access Pages 369 - 369





