Unrestrained
Subtitle: judicial excess and the mind of the American lawyer
By: Robert F. Nagel.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Brunswick
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781412807432
Subjects: Judicial power -- United States; Political questions and judicial power -- United States; Justice, Administration of -- United States
Description: "This volume attempts to explain why, despite almost four decades of conservative and moderate appointments, the Supreme Court continues to intervene aggressively in a wide array of social and political issues. The explanation lies primarily in the psychological effects of the way that lawyers think about law and judging. The instincts ingrained by the experiences common to legal education and the successful practice of law also work to encourage the reckless use of power."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A ship that will not turn; title: The rise of judicial power; title: The consequences of excess; title: Thinking like a lawyer; title: Realistic legalism; title: High principle and self-restraint; title: The mantra of legal authority; title: Political judgments; title: Training, experience, and instinct.