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Books : Scalia Dissents: Writings of the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken JusticeIn association with Amazon.comby: Kevin A. Ring  List Price: $27.95 Amazon.com's Price: $18.45 You Save: $9.50 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 348.7326 EAN: 9780895260536 ISBN: 0895260530 Label: Regnery Publishing, Inc. Manufacturer: Regnery Publishing, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: November 25, 2004 Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc. Studio: Regnery Publishing, Inc. Sales Rank: 100127 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Attorney Kevin Ring has assembled Justice Antonin Scalia's most scathing, most poignant, and most accessible opinions to date. Specific rulings and speeches are explained as Ring invites readers into the judicial world. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Character & the Constitution- two things that don't change!I had previously recomended this work to several friends- buying it this time for my sons (14 & 17) to read. They also enjoyed Justice Scalia's candor and forthright approach to legal reasoning. Rating:  - Great insight into Scalia's mind and legal philosophyThe only complaint I have about this book is that it dragged on for slightly too long. Other than that, it is a great summary of Scalia's most influential opinions and accurately summarizes his judicial philosophy and view. Rating:  - Scalia's great, but this book isn't worth itI am a HUGE Scalia fan and agree with him on most constitutional and statutory questions, in addition to loving his sense of humor and wit. But for the life of me, I can't imagine why anybody would want to spend money on this book. The book is simply a handful of truncated Scalia opinions without the majority opinions to which he's responding. All of these opinions can be accessed for free in their COMPLETE form from any number of legal websites (such as FindLaw, for instance). ... Read More Rating: - Writings of the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken Justice~Scalia Dissents: Writings of the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken Justice~ is an intriguing anthology of some of the most pivotal Supreme Court cases during the tenure of associate Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia has been a vigorous proponent of textualism in legal statutory interpretation and originalism as it relates to construction of the Constitution. He has been a passionate critic of the idea of a Living Constitution, declaring in tongue-in-cheek fashion that, "I like my Constitution ... Read More Rating: - Judicial InsightfulThis book contains a compilation of rulings by conservative Supreme Court associate justice Antonin Scalia, who was appointed to the bench in 1986. Includes his written opinions on religion, abortion, the ASA, gay rights, capital punishment, free speech, and affirmative action, referencing the U.S. Constitution and its historical interpretations. This book will give you an insightful look at our Supreme Court. What better time to read this then now, when some of our federal judges are making laws instead ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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