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James A. Gardner

Interpreting State Constitutions

A Jurisprudence of Function in a Federal System

312 pages,  6 x 9  © 2005

Cloth $48.00

ISBN: 9780226283371   Published June 2005

Preface
Introduction - The Problem of State Constitutional Interpretation
1. The Emergence of the Modern Debate
2. The Dead End of Romantic Subnationalism
3. The Mechanics of Federalism
4. State Constitutions in the Federal Scheme
5. Patterns of Distrust
6. A Functional Account of State Judicial Power
7. An Approach to State Constitutional Interpretation
Afterword - Function and Interpretation
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Subjects



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