Constitutional Precedent in US Supreme Court Reasoning - David Schultz

Constitutional Precedent in US Supreme Court Reasoning

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Buch | Softcover
200 Seiten
2023
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-1556-7 (ISBN)
29,85 inkl. MwSt
Precedent is an important tool of judicial decision making and reasoning in common law systems such as the United States. Instead of having each court decide cases anew, the rule of precedent or stares decisis dictates that similar cases should be decided similarly. Adherence to precedent promotes several values, including stability, reliability, and uniformity, and it also serves to constrain judicial discretion. Yet while adherence to precedent is important, there are some cases where the United States Supreme Court does not follow it when it comes to constitutional reasoning. Over time the US Supreme Court under its different Chief Justices has approached rejection of its own precedent in different ways and at varying rates of reversal. This book examines the role of constitutional precedent in US Supreme Court reasoning.

The author surveys the entire history of the US Supreme Court up until 2020, keying in on decisions regarding when it chose to overturn its own constitutional precedent and why. He explores how the US Supreme Court under its different Chief Justices has approached constitutional precedents and justified its reversal and quantifies which Courts have reversed the most constitutional precedents and why.



Constitutional Precedent in US Supreme Court Reasoning is essential reading for law professors and students interested in precedent and its role in legal reasoning. Law libraries which will find this book of importance to their collections on legal reasoning and analysis.

David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Legal Studies, and Environmental Studies, Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Professor of Law, University of Minnesota and Saint Thomas School of Law, MInneapolis, Minnesota, US

Contents: Introduction: The nature of legal precedent in American law 1. Jay to Vinson Courts 2. The Warren Court 3. The Burger Court 4. The Rehnquist Court 5.The Roberts Court Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Cheltenham
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Öffentliches Recht Verfassungsverfahrensrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-0353-1556-4 / 1035315564
ISBN-13 978-1-0353-1556-7 / 9781035315567
Zustand Neuware
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