Active Liberty
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| Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution | |
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| Author(s) | Stephen Breyer |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-307-26313-4 |
| OCLC Number | 59280151 |
Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution is a 2005 book by United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.[1] The general theme of the book is that Supreme Court justices should, when dealing with Constitutional issues, keep "active liberty" in mind,[1] which Justice Breyer defines as the right of the citizenry of the country to participate in government. Breyer's thesis is commonly viewed as a liberal response to originalism, a view espoused by Justice Scalia.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hudson, David D. (2007). The Rehnquist Court: understanding its impact and legacy. New York: Praeger Publishers. p. 52. ISBN 0-275-98971-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=NBHgQfWaXhUC&pg=PA52&dq=%22Active+Liberty:+Interpreting+Our+Democratic+Constitution%22&as_brr=3&ei=MVCkSMzrJ6bSigGArp37BA&sig=ACfU3U0TwnEpb4AYdt1DA_4RSuST5CPkXg#PPA52,M1.
- ^ Consent of the Governed, by Kathleen M. Sullivan. New York Times. February 5, 2006.
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