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Do Great Cases Make Bad Law?

By Bloom, Lackland H. Jr.

Do Great Cases Make Bad Law? Law

Do Great Cases Make Bad Law?

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"Great cases like hard cases make bad law" was Justice Holmes' famous aphorism arguing that the pivotal cases attracting Supreme Court attention make for poor bases upon which to construct a general law. In Do Great Cases Make Bad Law?, Lackland H. Bloom, Jr. tests Justice Holmes' dictum by analyzing in detail the history of the Supreme Court's great cases. He explains why the Court found a case compelling, how the background and historical context affected the decision and its place in constitutional law and history, and in doing so, synthesizes important analytical scholarship about these cases to form an intricate scholarly understanding of the holistic significance of the Supreme Court's reasoning in American constitutional law.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
452
Release Date:
2014-04-02
Publication Date:
2014-03-11
Publisher:
OUP US
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
019976588X
ISBN13:
9780199765881
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[email protected]
Weight:
840 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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