{"product_id":"keeping-faith-with-the-constitution-goodwin-liu-9780199738779","title":"Keeping Faith with the Constitution","description":"Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution \"requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated.\" Ours is \"intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.\" In recent years, Marshall's great truths have been challenged by proponents of originalism and strict construction. Such legal thinkers as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argue that the Constitution must be construed and applied as it was when the Framers wrote it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eKeeping Faith with the Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e, three legal authorities make the case for Marshall's vision. They describe their approach as \"constitutional fidelity\"--not to how the Framers would have applied the Constitution, but to the text and principles of the Constitution itself. The original understanding of the text is one source of interpretation, but not the only one; to preserve the meaning and authority of the document, to keep it vital, applications of the Constitution must be shaped by precedent, historical experience, practical consequence, and societal change. The authors range across the history of constitutional interpretation to show how this approach has been the source of our greatest advances, from \u003cem\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/em\u003e to the New Deal, from the \u003cem\u003eMiranda\u003c\/em\u003e decision to the expansion of women's rights. They delve into the complexities of voting rights, the malapportionment of legislative districts, speech freedoms, civil liberties and the War on Terror, and the evolution of checks and balances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Constitution's framers could never have imagined DNA, global warming, or even women's equality. Yet these and many more realities shape our lives and outlook. Our Constitution will remain vital into our changing future, the authors write, if judges remain true to this rich tradition of adaptation and fidelity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan, Christopher H. Schroeder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199738777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199738779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.12w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011","brand":"Goodwin Liu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054735683839,"sku":"9780199738779","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6bbf9d84-917f-4398-8953-cf49efe18179.jpg?v=1685031690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/keeping-faith-with-the-constitution-goodwin-liu-9780199738779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}