Keeping faith with the Constitution /
Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan, Christopher H. Schroeder.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- xxi, 248 p. ; 22 cm.
- Inalienable rights series .
- Inalienable rights series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-237) and index.
The Constitution's vision and values -- Judicial interpretation of the Constitution -- Equality -- Freedom of speech -- Promoting the general welfare -- Separation of powers -- Democracy -- Criminal justice -- Liberty -- Progress and possibilities.
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution 'requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated.' This work argues that to preserve the meaning & authority of the document it must be shaped by evolving precedent, historical experience, practical consequence & societal change.