Lusky examines the role of the Supreme Court in today's society. His book serves as a reminder that the Supreme Court's constitutional rulings, which have led us toward an open and self-governing society, have won popular acceptance because they are thought to be based on legal principle rather than the personal preferences of the Justices. In recent years, the Court has announced many new constitutional rules without recognizing the importance of showing that it still considers itself the servant of the law. According to Lusky, unless the Court takes more care to demonstrate the principled basis of its constitutional decisions, it may lose its vital ability to defuse conflicts within society.
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"Louis Lusky was Justice Harlan Fiske Stone's law clerk in 1938, when the famous Carolene Products footnote 4 came down, and Lusky, in this book takes credit for conceiving the idea for the note and for writing its first draft....to be recommended to those concerned about the legitimacy of judicial review, to those interested in the background to the Carolene Products footnote and to those interested in Louis Lusky's personal opinions."-The Federal Lawyer
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LOUIS LUSKY is Betts Professor of Law Emeritus at Columbia University Law School in New York City.
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