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Reason in Law examines the intersection of law and politics: legal reasoning

Reason in Law examines the intersection of law and politics: legal reasoning. It teaches students how to examine judicial decisions, encouraging them to become thoughtful judges of judging. Using cases ripped from the headlines�such as the Alabama federal courthouse Ten Commandments case, Ashcroft v. Oregon, and Lawrence v. Texas�authors Carter and Burke teach thr. Reason in Law examines the intersection of law and politics: legal reasoning.

Lief Carter is professor emeritus of political science at Colorado College. Thomas F. Burke is professor of political science at Wellesley College and a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author or coauthor of three books, most recently How Policy Shapes Politics. Paperback: 310 pages.

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Reason in Law - Lief H. Carter The central question posed by Carter and Burke is whether it is utopian to believe that judges can resolve disputes by using legal reasoning that gains. Carter. Whether one is interested in classic common law reasoning, statutory interpretation, or my own specialty, constitutional interpretation, there is much to savor in this slim book. But, of course, commands issued by an all-powerful Hobbesian sovereign could serve this role. The central question posed by Carter and Burke is whether it is utopian to believe that judges can resolve disputes by using legal reasoning that gains the respect of all members of a community.

It teaches readers how to examine judicial decisions-how to become "thoughtful judges of judging. Using cases ripped from the headlines-such as Gore v. Bush, the Elian Gonzalez saga, and the ongoing Napster litigation-authors Carter and Burke teach through illustrative examples and have assembled a gallery of fascinating cases to engage the readers interest

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A new appendix explains the historical evolution of legal reasoning and the rule of law in civic life.

It examines several recent controversial Supreme Court decisions, including rulings on the constitutionality and proper interpretation of the Affordable Care Act and Justice Scalia's powerful dissent in Maryland v. King. A new appendix explains the historical evolution of legal reasoning and the rule of law in civic life.