Chapter 0 Introduction: Scalia's Distinctive Brand of Conservatism Chapter 1. Nothing Is Easy: The Road to the Supreme Court Chapter 2. Separation of Powers and Access to Justice Chapter 3. Interbranch Conflicts Between Congress and the President Chapter 4. Executive Power Chapter 5. The "Politics" of Administration Chapter 6. The Conservative Role of Judges in a Democratic System of Government Chapter 7. The "Science" of Interpreting Texts Chapter 8. Early Hamiltonian Leanings in the Area of Federalism Chapter 9. The Transformation from a Hamiltonian to a Madisonian in Federalism Disputes Chapter 10 Conclusion: Scalia's Personality and Statesmanship
James B. Staab is a professor of political science at the University of Central Missouri.
Professor Staab has produced a carefully crafted, nuanced portrait
of Antonin Scalia—the U.S. Supreme Court's most colorful and
influential conservative justice. Comparing Scalia to an equally
intriguing American character—Alexander Hamilton— is as original as
it is brilliant!
*Barbara A. Perry, Sweet Briar College*
James Staab's comprehensive review of Justice Scalia's approach to
judging argues that Scalia is a Hamiltonian and forthrightly
grapples with Scalia's departures from Hamilton's nationalism. The
first major work to move beyond the simplicities of calling Scalia
a conservative or a textualist, instead locating Scalia's
jurisprudence in American political thought, Staab's book is an
invaluable contribution to understanding one of the most important
justices on today's Supreme Court.
*Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard
Law School*
In an increasingly crowded field of judicial biographies of Justice
Scalia, Professor Staab’s book stands out. His factual,
intellectual, and sophisticated analysis of the Justice’s
Hamiltonian Weltanschauung deserves close attention by all
seriously desirous of understanding Scalia’s uniquely challenging
jurisprudence.
*Henry J. Abraham, the James Hart Professor Emeritus at the
University of Virginia and author of Justices, Presidents, and
Senators*
This highly sophisticated attempt to link the jurisprudence of
Justice Antonin Scalia to the thought of Alexander Hamilton shows
the inadequacy of traditional conservative labels. . . . Of
definite value for upper-division undergraduates and above . . .
[and] essential for law collections.
*CHOICE*
In the 200-year-history of the Supreme Court, no sitting justice
has been the subject of such an extensive scholarly literature, as
has Scalia. Through countless articles and numerous book-length
treatments a contentious sub-literature has formed that attempts to
explain his jurisprudence and effect on the law. … one can only be
intrigued by a book that describes Scalia as a Hamiltonian.
*Journal of Law & Politics*
... an insightful and very readable analysis of Justice Scalia's
jurisprudence, particularly with respect to federalism and
separation of powers. Students and specialists alike will find the
work useful and illuminating.
*David M. O'Brien, University of Virginia; author of Constitutional
Law and Politics*
This is a first-rate work of scholarship, analysis, and clear
writing.
*Appellate Practice Journal*
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