TY - BOOK AU - Roosevelt,Kermit TI - Myth of judicial activism : making sense of Supreme court decisions SN - 9780300114683 AV - KF8742 .R65 2006 U1 - 347.260973 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - United States KW - Supreme Court KW - Political questions and judicial power N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index; 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? ER -