Bibliograph

The Bill of rights, by Learned Hand

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The Bill of rights, by Learned Hand

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Bill of rights

Oclc number

418364

Responsibility statement

by Learned Hand

Series statement

The Oliver Wendell Holmes lectures, 1958

Summary

The first lecture tries to state the justification under our system for the courts' power to annul a federal or state statute because it is contrary to the Constitution. The second lecture discusses what are the conditions upon which this power should be exercised when it is based upon the "Due Process Clause" or the "Equal Protection Clause." The third lecture first explains why the interests mentioned in the First Amendment are not entitled in point of consititutional interpretation to a measure of protection different from other interests; and then concludes by considering whether, even if the Consitution does not warrant the courts in annulling any legislation because they disapprove it on the merits, nevertheless it is desirable that they should exercise such an authority on extreme occasions. - p. 56

Table Of Contents

When a court should intervene -- The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments -- The guardians

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