Myth of judicial activism making sense of Supreme court decisions - Roosevelt, Kermit 1971- (New Haven Yale University Press, 2006)
The plain meaning of the constitution : the fallacy of direct enforcement -- The model : what doctrine is for -- From activism to legitimacy -- Equal protection, criminal procedure, executive detention -- Gay rights : Romer, Lawrence, and Goodridge -- Abortion : Roe and Casey -- Takings : Kelo v. City of New London -- The establishment clause -- The death penalty : Roper and Atkins -- The First Amendment : campaign finance reform -- Refusing to defer -- Reviled decisions -- Branches behaving badly : whom do you trust?
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.
Keywords: United States. -- Supreme Court; Political questions and judicial power -- United States