The changing constitution : constitutional law in the Trump-era Supreme Court / Richard H. Fallon, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fallon, Richard H., Jr., 1952-2025, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

United States. Supreme Court.

United States.

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

Executive power--United States.

Executive power.

Judicial power--United States.

Judicial power.

Judicial review--United States.

Judicial review.

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 317 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"In The Changing Constitution, Richard H. Fallon Jr. explores the constitutional law of the United States as reflected in decisions of the Supreme Court, including recent blockbusters. The author analyses controversial rulings addressing topics such as freedom of speech and religion, the Second Amendment right to bear arms, abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, and the powers and prerogatives of the President. Examining modern controversies from a historical perspective he argues that it's impossible to understand U.S. constitutional law without recognizing the political and institutional forces that always have brought, and will continue to bring, innovations and occasional reversals in constitutional doctrine. Fallon also highlights distinctive aspects of the current era, including the judicial philosophies of the sitting Justices. This intellectually sophisticated overview of constitutional law and Supreme Court practice additionally discusses anxieties about whether and how the Justices, who can overrule their own precedents, are meaningfully constrained by law"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The written constitution and the emergence of judicial supremacy

Historical overview of constitutional adjudication by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today

Freedom of religion : the crumbling “wall of separation” between church and state

The freedom of speech : the ascent of “the persuasion principle”

The expanding and contested “right to keep and bear arms”

The equal protection of the laws : what it once meant and now means

Substantive due process and unenumerated fundamental rights after the overruling of Roe v. Wade

The shrinking yet still formidable powers of Congress

The powers of the president and the executive branch in a period of ferment

Law and change in the Supreme Court.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed September 5, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Fallon, Richard H., Jr., 1952-2025. Changing constitution

ISBN:

9781009534024

1009534025

OCLC:

1530777890

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license