How to Read the Constitution: Originalism, Constitutional Interpretation, and Judicial Power
- ISBN-10
- 0847682358
- ISBN-13
- 9780847682355
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Christopher Wolfe
Description
Prominent constitutional scholar Christopher Wolfe challenges popular opinions by presenting an insightful and well-supported defense of originalist interpretations of the Constitution. He describes the traditional approach to constitutional interpretation and judicial review and then focuses his analysis on the due process clause, which has become the source of most modern constitutional law. Wolfe challenges the most influential defenders of judicial activism, including Laurence Tribe, Michael Dorf, Harry Wellington, and Mark Tushnet, and he persuasively explains the dire political consequences of taking the Constitution out of constitutional law.
