Pendulum Swung Widely in 15-Year Period: U.S. Saw Two Different Eras of Judicial Activism

Date

1993-11-29

Citation

A. E. Dick Howard, Pendulum Swung Widely in 15-Year Period: U.S. Saw Two Different Eras of Judicial Activism, National Law Journal S8-S9 (November 29, 1993).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

A. E. Dick Howard

Center for International & Comparative Law

Constitutional Law and Legal History

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