Product Description: John Hart Ely is a leading contemporary writer on political theory from the standpoint of American constitutional law. This collection covers a full range of topics of constitutional interpretation: federalism, separation of powers, freedom of expression, religious freedom, criminal procedure, racial discrimination, "substantive due process," and honesty in government...read more

Product Description: Twenty years after the signing of the Paris Accords, the constitutional ambiguities of American involvement in the Vietnam War remain unresolved. John Hart Ely examines the overall constitutionality of America's role in Vietnam; and shows that Congress authorized each new phase of American involvement without committing itself to the stated aims of intervention...read more

Ely criticizes the two prevailing legal approaches to the Constitution and sets forth a proposal for determining the role of the Supreme Court today based on the view that the Court should assure majority governance while protecting minority rights (view table of contents)

Ely criticizes the two prevailing legal approaches to the Constitution and sets forth a proposal for determining the role of the Supreme Court today based on the view that the Court should assure majority governance while protecting minority rights (view table of contents)