States in American constitutionalism : interpretation, authority, and politics / Bradley D. Hays.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Law, courts and politics.
Main Author: Hays, Bradley D. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2019.
Series:Law, courts and politics.
Subjects:
Federal government > United States.
Constitutional law > United States.
Constitutional law.
Federal government.
United States.
Physical Description:xii, 114 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : the (non-legal) role of states in constitutional maintenance
  • Alerting the people : the origins and early practice of state maintenance
  • Interposing the protective shield and exerting state authority : the failures of state maintenance
  • The authority to reject interpretation : state maintenance in the 20th century
  • Reinvigoration: the return of Madisonian maintenance, nullification, and the affirmation of judicial authority
  • Conclusion : on development and constitutionalism.