The American Doctrine of Judicial Supremacy

The American Doctrine of Judicial Supremacy PDF

Author: Charles Grove Haines

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781230372631

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... Burgess, Political Science and Consti- tutional Law, quoted, 194, 195, 198- 199. Burr, Aaron, trial of, and resulting breach between Jefferson and Mar- shall, 219-220. Burton v. United States, criticism of decision in, 320-321. Byrne s. Stewart, case of, 76, 117-119, 192. C Calder v. Bull, case of, 163-164, 287; opinion of Justice Chase in, 289. California, recall of judges in, 341. Calvin's case, 30. Campbell v. Hall, case of, 68. Canada, judicial supremacy in, 6; dis- tinction between judicial supremacy in United States and, 7-8. Cannon, James, plan for Council of Censors attributed to, 126 n. Canon law courts, limitations placed on temporal legislation by, 21-22. Charles River Bridge case, 255-257. Chase, Justice, opinion of, in Whitting- ton r. Polk, 106-108; opinion in Calder v. Bull, 163, 289; impeachment of, 215-216. Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul Ry. Co. v. Minnesota, case of, 299-302. Chipman, Memoirs of Thomas Chitten- den, cited, 130. Cicero, distinction drawn by, between natural law and written law, 19. City of New York t>. Miln, case of, 252. Clark, Judge James, impeachment of, in Kentucky, 232-233. Clark, Lindley D., cited on labor laws declared unconstitutional, 331. Clark, Chief Justice Walter, address by, cited, 143; on Supreme Court's usurpation of power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional, 336- 337. Cohens r. Virginia, case of, 224. Coke, theory of supremacy of common law courts held by, 25-34, 51; weight attached to doctrine of, by American colonies, 61-53, 71, 72; growth of doctrine in United States, 120. Cole, Justice, quoted, 293. Collins, History of Kentucky, cited, 233. Colonial precedents for American dootrine of judicial supremacy, 63-73. Colorado, recall of judges in, 342; recall of judicial...

The People Themselves

The People Themselves PDF

Author: Larry Kramer

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780195306453

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This book makes the radical claim that rather than interpreting the Constitution from on high, the Court should be reflecting popular will--or the wishes of the people themselves.

Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy

Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy PDF

Author: Keith E. Whittington

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2009-03-09

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1400827752

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Should the Supreme Court have the last word when it comes to interpreting the Constitution? The justices on the Supreme Court certainly seem to think so--and their critics say that this position threatens democracy. But Keith Whittington argues that the Court's justices have not simply seized power and circumvented politics. The justices have had power thrust upon them--by politicians, for the benefit of politicians. In this sweeping political history of judicial supremacy in America, Whittington shows that presidents and political leaders of all stripes have worked to put the Court on a pedestal and have encouraged its justices to accept the role of ultimate interpreters of the Constitution. Whittington examines why presidents have often found judicial supremacy to be in their best interest, why they have rarely assumed responsibility for interpreting the Constitution, and why constitutional leadership has often been passed to the courts. The unprecedented assertiveness of the Rehnquist Court in striking down acts of Congress is only the most recent example of a development that began with the founding generation itself. Presidential bids for constitutional leadership have been rare, but reflect the temporary political advantage in doing so. Far more often, presidents have cooperated in increasing the Court's power and encouraging its activism. Challenging the conventional wisdom that judges have usurped democracy, Whittington shows that judicial supremacy is the product of democratic politics.

One Supreme Court

One Supreme Court PDF

Author: James E Pfander

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009-05-26

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0190623551

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Despite over two hundred years of experience with constitutional government, much remains unclear about the power of the political branches to curtail or re-define the judicial power of the United States. Uncertainty persists about the basis on which state courts and federal agencies may hear federal claims and the degree to which federal courts must review their decisions. Scholars approach these questions from a range of vantage points and have arrived at widely varying conclusions about the relationship between congressional and judicial power. Deploying familiar forms of legal analysis, and relying upon a new account of the Court's supremacy in relation to lower courts and tribunals, James Pfander advances a departmental conception of the judiciary. He argues that Congress can enlist the state courts, lower federal courts, and administrative agencies to hear federal claims in the first instance, but all of these tribunals must operate within a hierarchical framework over which the "one supreme Court" identified in the Constitution exercises ultimate supervisory authority. In offering the first general account of the Court as department head, Pfander takes up such important debates in the federal courts' literature as Congress's power to strip the federal courts of jurisdiction to review state court decisions, its authority to assign decision-making authority to state courts and non-Article III tribunals, its control over the doctrine of vertical stare decisis, and its ability to craft rules of practice for the federal system.