Book
The Rehnquist Court: Activism on the Right
(2002)
Abstract
For nearly all his tenure as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Rehnquist has enjoyed the support of a slim but usually solid majority of his fellow justices. With it he has been able to effect a dramatic shift to the right in many vital areas of constitutional law. Displaying a judicial activism not seen since the 1930s, Rehnquist and his allies, in a series of 5-4 decisions, have undermined civil rights and weakened the federal government's ability to respond to pressing social needs.
Keywords
- law,
- supreme court,
- william rehnquist
Disciplines
Publication Date
2002
Publisher
Hill and Wang
ISBN
978-0809080731
Citation Information
Herman Schwartz. The Rehnquist Court: Activism on the Right. (2002) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/herman_schwartz/25/