Ralph A. Rossum is Henry Salvatori Professor of American Constitutionalism and director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College. Among his numerous other books are Federalism, the Supreme Court, and the Seventeenth Amendment: The Irony of Constitutional Democracy and (with G. Alan Tarr) the two-volume American Constitutional Law.
"In this masterful study, Rossum not only elucidates Scalia's
theory of textualism and originalism, but shows how it plays out in
a wide range of situations. Makes a persuasive case that Scalia's
influence--like that of other great dissenters--may well reach its
height among the next generation of lawyers."--Mary Ann Glendon,
author of The Transformation of Family Law"An insightful
examination that captures the intellectual flair that Justice
Scalia brings to his interpretive quest."--Kenneth W. Starr, author
of First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life"Far and
away the best description of Scalia's jurisprudence."--R. Shep
Melnick, author of Between the Lines: Interpreting Welfare
Rights
"Rossum captures the qualities that have made Justice Scalia's
ideas such a formidable and, to some, terrifying force. . . . [He]
takes pains to show that Justice Scalia's jurisprudence is not
simply a cover for conservative ideology. . . . Rossum is no
hagiographer--he is critical of all lapses from textual
fidelity--but he is certainly respectful of Justice Scalia's
judicial career. He notes insightfully that the most important
opinion Justice Scalia wrote in defense of federalism, in 1997,
actually reflected his concern with preserving the separation of
powers. . . . [a] cogent analysis . . . "--Wall Street Journal"Both
those who hate him and those who love him will inevitably learn
more about Justice Scalia and his commitment to text and tradition
in interpretation than they ever knew before. This is genuinely
scholarly constitutional history, of an old-fashioned and rewarding
sort."--Times Literary Supplement"Rossum's presentation is slanted
but still helpful in its exploration of the use of textualism by a
key member of the Supreme Court. Recommended for law, academic, and
large public libraries."--Library Journal
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