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  • President Obama
    Louis Fisher
    On the campaign trail, Barack Obama spoke often about his constitutional principles. In particular, he objected to George W. Bush’s claim to certain 'inherent' presidential powers that could not be checked by Congress or the judiciary. After his inauguration, how did President Obama’s constitutional principles fare? That is the question Louis Fisher explores in this book, a dis...
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    37,79 €

  • Law of the Executive Branch
    Louis Fisher
    The scope of presidential authority has been a constant focus of constitutional dispute since the Framing. The bases for presidential appointment and removal, the responsibility of the Executive to choose between the will of Congress and the President, the extent of unitary powers over the military, even the ability of the President to keep secret the identity of those consulte...
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    87,36 €

  • Democratic Constitution, 2nd Edition (Revised)
    Louis Fisher / Neal Devins
    Constitutional law is clearly shaped by judicial actors. But who else contributes? Scholars in the past have recognized that the legislative branch plays a significant role in determining structural issues, such as separation of powers and federalism, but stopped there--claiming that only courts had the independence and expertise to safeguard individual and minority rights. In ...
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    92,66 €

  • Presidential Spending Power
    Louis Fisher
    Each year billions of dollars are diverted by the President and his assistants from the purposes for which Congress intended them. Billions more are used in confidential and covert ways, without the knowledge of Congress and the public. Here is the first account of how this money is actually spent.Louis Fisher writes: 'When it comes to the administration of the budget, we find ...
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    82,71 €

  • Constitutional Dialogues
    Louis Fisher
    Who makes constitutional law? Is constitutional doctrine the monopoly of the courts? In accessible and persuasive prose Louis Fisher explains that constitutional law is not solely or even primarily the Supreme Court’s 'final word' but rather a richly political convergence of separate interpretations. With a broad range of examples, he argues that constitutional principles emerg...
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    66,33 €

  • On the Supreme Court
    Louis Fisher
    On the Supreme Court places the Supreme Court in a rich historical and political context, demonstrating how its interpretations of statutes and the Constitution are necessarily shared with the elected branches, the 50 states, and the general public. ...
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    73,20 €

  • The Constitution and 9/11
    Louis Fisher
    The announced purpose of U.S. antiterrorist policies after 9/11 was to bring democracy and the rule of law to the Middle East. At home, those values were regularly threatened by illegal, unconstitutional, secret, and unaccountable programs. The Bush administration claimed that terrorists hate America for its freedoms, yet its actions jeopardized those freedoms and brought the r...
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    41,83 €

  • The Democratic Constitution
    Louis Fisher / Neal E. Devins
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    57,53 €

  • Religious Liberty in America
    Louis Fisher
    It is often assumed that the judiciary--especially the Supreme Court--provides the best protection of our religious freedom. Louis Fisher, however, argues that only on occasion does the Court lead the charge for minority rights. More likely it is seen pulling up the rear. By contrast, Congress frequently acts to protect religious groups by exempting them from general laws on ta...
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    42,53 €