"For over 200 years, Congress and the President have locked horns on an issue that will not, and cannot, go away: legislative access to executive branch information. Presidents and their advisers often claim that the sought-for information is covered by the doctrine of executive…
The George W. Bush administration's ambitious-even breathtaking-claims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bush's attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a nea…
The George W. Bush administration's ambitious-even breathtaking-claims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bush's attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a nea…
In recent years renewed attention has been directed to the importance of the role of institutional design in democratic politics. Particular interest has concerned constitutional design and the relative merits of parliamentary versus presidential systems. In this book, the autho…
Citizens United v. FEC -- McCutcheon v. FEC -- Clinton v. New York -- U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton -- Chevron, inc., v. Natural Resources Defense Council -- Korematsu v. U.S -- Griswold v. Connecticut -- Roe v. Wade -- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey -- …
Fragen zur Zukunft des Nationalstaats, des Rechtsstaats, des Sozialstaats und des demokratischen Staats bestimmen derzeit die öffentlichen Debatten. Während Kirche und Theologie in der Vergangenheit dem Staat oft zu unkritisch gegenüberstanden, hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnte…