Bibliograph

The U.S. Supreme Court and new federalism, from the Rehnquist to the Roberts court, Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman

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The U.S. Supreme Court and new federalism, from the Rehnquist to the Roberts court, Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The U.S. Supreme Court and new federalism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

788295025

Responsibility statement

Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman

Sub title

from the Rehnquist to the Roberts court

Summary

Constitutional scholars Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman offer the most current and the first book-length study of the U.S. Supreme Court's "new federalism" begun by the Rehnquist Court and now flourishing under Chief Justice John Roberts. Using descriptive and empirical methods in political science and legal scholarship, and informed by diverse approaches to judicial ideology, from historical to new institutionalist, they investigate how the U.S. Supreme Court rulings have shaped the political principle of federalism. While the Rehnquist Court reinvorgorated new federalism by protecting state sovereignty and set new constitutional limits on federal power, Banks and Blakeman show that in the Roberts Court new federalism continues to evolve in a docket increasingly attentive to statutory construction, preemption, and business litigation. In addition, they analyze areas of federalism not normally studied by scholars such as religious liberty and foreign affairs. -- Book cover

Table Of Contents

"A notably conservative court?" -- Federalism politics and policies : old, new, and progressive trends -- The Rehnquist court, new federalism, and states' rights -- Federalism, Justice Clarence Thomas, and religious freedom in the states -- Federalism and globalization -- The Roberts court and new federalism

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