A Nation of States 
Subtitle: Federalism at the Bar of the Supreme Court (Supreme Court in American Society)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780815334293
Subjects: Crime & criminology; History; Federal government; Legal Reference / Law Profession; United States; Reference; Supreme Court; Constitutional; Courts - Supreme Court; Government - Federal; Reference / General; Federal Jurisdiction; General
First sentence: In his dissent in National League of Cities v. Usery, Justice Brennan contended that the Court's opinion was reminiscent of the now rejected jurisprudence of the Lochner era: Today's [decision] can only be regarded as a transparent cover for invalidating a congressional judgment with which [the majority] disagree.