It was scalias overall approach to judicial decisionmaking that inspired a generation of young lawyers and will serve as his most lasting legacy. In fact, i found what became one of my favorite booksa conflict of visions by thomas sowellon this reading list. Supreme court justice antonin scalia was known for his dissents in his 29 years on the court, scalia achieved almost a cult following for his acerbic dissents, which in many ways shaped the. Supreme court justice antonin scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim.
Publication date 1997 topics constitutional law, judgemade law, law. Garner 424 16 green bag 2d 17501800 english language 1755. Justice antonin scalia s book, a matter of interpretation is essentially scalia s essay followed by a set of essays in response by various authors, themselves of which are followed by a final response from scalia. Federal courts and the law antonin scalia common law courts in a civil law system. We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. In this groundbreaking book by bestselling authors justice antonin scalia and bryan a. Read a matter of interpretation federal courts and the law new edition by antonin scalia available from rakuten kobo. March 11, 1936 february, 2016 was an american lawyer, jurist, government official, and academic who served as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states from 1986 until his death in 2016.
His jurisprudence and his impact on the court congressional research service 1 n february, 2016, justice antonin scalia passed away unexpectedly at the age of 79, vacating a seat on the supreme court which he had held for nearly 30 years. Antonin scalia and the dilemma of constitutional originalism. Click download or read online button to get cases on the interpretation of statutes book now. Supreme court justice antonin scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier. Cases on the interpretation of statutes download ebook. Learn more about scalias life and judicial career in this article. Federal courts and the law the university center for human values series antonin.
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