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An Entrenched Legacy is a brilliant, incisive, and comprehensive account of sweeping —and very troubling changes—in the fundamental structural dimensions of our constitutional practices over the last century. A tour de force.” —Jack Wade Nowlin, Jessie D. Puckett, Jr., Lecturer in Law and Associate Professor of Law, The University of Mississippi School of Law An Entrenched Legacy does an excellent job describing how a Constitution that originally employed federalism and the separation of powers to protect the people has been transformed into one that relies on the Supreme Court. Garry also argues persuasively that this transformation has greatly empowered the Supreme Court even in areas where the Court claims to grant deference to the political branches.” —Michael Rappaport, Professor of Law, University of San Diego This is a clear and well-informed addition to the line of strong critiques of the modern practice of judicial review.” —Robert F. Nagel, Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Colorado Combining careful historical research with lucid exposition of Supreme Court cases, Garry shows how the Supreme Court since the New Deal has dismantled much of the founders’ deft design, and thus made its own emergence as high protector of liberty almost inevitable. An Entrenched Legacy is for specialists and general readers alike. Its thesis is important, its prose clear as a bell.” —Gerard V. Bradley, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Patrick Garry has written a thought-provoking and important book regarding how the U.S. Supreme Courtís constitutional doctrines in areas such as individual rights, federalism, and separation of powers, have evolved in recent history. Whether one agrees or disagrees with Garryís thesis, the book advances a significant novel perspective on American constitutional law with great clarity.” —Mark Kende, Professor of Law, James Madison Chair in Constitutional Law, and Director of the Drake Constitutional Law Center, Drake University Law School Patrick Garry argues powerfully and provocatively that the gradual erosion of judicially enforced federalism and separation of powers inevitably forces the federal judiciary to take up sides in broader political and social conflicts. The end result is a greater centralization of political power not just in the hands of the federal government, but in the judiciary itself.” —JonathanH.Adler,ProfessorofLaw,CaseWesternReserveUniversitySchoolofLaw In this important book, Patrick Garry argues that allowing judges to pick and choose which rights are ‘fundamental,’ impose national standards for their enforcement, and remove policy from democratic debate is both a thin reed on which to secure our liberties and a recipe for democratic atrophy.” —Bradley A. Smith, Professor of Law, Capital University Law School and Former Chairman, Federal Election Commission the pennsylvania state university press university park, pennsylvania www.psupress.org isbn 978-0-271-03280-1 9 780271 032801 90000 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ ...

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