Reimagining Dinosaurs is aimed at literary scholars, historians of science, and curious general readers. Unlike previous works, which suggest that American museums made dinosaurs famous, this book argues that British and American popular literature was critical for transforming the dinosaur into a transatlantic cultural icon between 1880 and 1920.
This book explains what it means to have a constitutional right - which is often less than people think. It examines how, and why, rights can be outweighed by 'compelling governmental interests'. Using historical examples, the book illuminates the nature of the judicial role in protecting genuinely meaningful rights.
This supplement brings the principal text current with recent developments in the law.
Richard Fallon offers theories of constitutional law and judicial legitimacy that accept many tenets of legal realism but reject its corrosive cynicism. Based on an ideal of good faith, his account both illuminates current practice and prescribes urgently needed responses to a legitimacy crisis in which the Supreme Court is increasingly enmeshed.