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Jack M. Balkin (Ed.) - What Roe v. Wade Should Have Said - 9780814799864 - V9780814799864
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What Roe v. Wade Should Have Said

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Description for What Roe v. Wade Should Have Said Paperback. A fascinating retelling of the most famous court case in American history. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.

Constitutional scholars rewrite the landmark decision
In January 1973, the Supreme Court’s opinion in Roe v. Wade struck down most of the country's abortion laws, and held for the first time that women had a constitutional right to safe and legal abortions. Three decades later, Roe v. Wade remains one of the Supreme Court's most controversial decisions, and political struggles over abortion rights still divide American politics. Roe has emerged as a central issue in federal judicial nominations, becoming a powerful symbol in debates about judicial restraint, judicial activism, and the proper role of courts in a democratic society.... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814799864
SKU
V9780814799864
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Jack M. Balkin (Ed.)
Jack M. Balkin is Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School, and the Founder and Director of Yale’s Information Society Project. He is the author of numerous books, including The Cycles of Constitutional Time, and the editor of What Brown v. Board of Education Should Have Said. He lives in Branford, Connecticut..

Reviews for What Roe v. Wade Should Have Said
"The interest of the whole lies precisely in its depiction within a single volume of where the debate stands."
Federal Lawyer
"Whatever beliefs you may hold concerning these issues, you will find those beliefs subjected to thoughtful, even passionate, challenges in at least one of these opinions."
Kenneth L. Karst,UCLA School of Law "This array of intelligent ... Read more

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