Sunday, March 18, 2012

‘Cosmic Constitutional Theory,’ by J. Harvie Wilkinson III - NYTimes.com

‘Cosmic Constitutional Theory,’ by J. Harvie Wilkinson III - NYTimes.com: " this modest book is an invaluable reminder of the lost virtues of bipartisan judicial restraint. For law students and citizens who are frustrated with the way that all the constitutional methodologies fail, in practice, to deliver on their promise of helping judges separate their political views and judicial decisions, Wilkinson’s primer offers a diagnosis of the problem and a self-effacing solution. As he suggests, the great proponents of restraint in the past, like Holmes and Brandeis, embodied a spirit of humility rather than a grand theory; they displayed “modesty” about their own views “and respect for the opinions and judgments of others.” "

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