David Cole, Engines of Liberty: The Power of Citizen Activists to Make Constitutional Law (New York: Basic Books, 2016). Pp. viii+307. $27.99 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-0-465-06090-0. David Cole, a professor at the Georgetown Law Center and, as well, a prominent civil liberties litigator, has written an excellent book about the role that “civil society groups” play in “shaping constitutional law” (p. 6). His aim is to develop a “richer understanding of how constitutionalism works in practice” as well as, for at least some readers, helping to “inform future movements” as to productive tactics in achieving “constitutional change” (p. 7). He does this through an intensive examination of the role that such groups played in the legal struggles over same-sex marriage, gun rights, and the protection of civil liberties, especially for non-US nationals, in the aftermath of September 11. The book fits within … SLevinson{at}law.utexas.edu

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大卫科尔，自由引擎：公民活动家制定宪法的力量

David Cole，《自由引擎：公民活动家制定宪法的力量》（纽约：Basic Books，2016 年）。pp。八+307。27.99 美元（精装）。ISBN：978-0-465-06090-0。乔治城法律中心教授兼著名的公民自由诉讼律师大卫科尔写了一本关于“公民社会团体”在“塑造宪法”中所起的作用的优秀著作（第 6 页）。他的目标是“更深入地了解宪政在实践中的运作方式”，并至少对某些读者而言，帮助“为未来运动提供信息”，了解实现“宪法变革”的生产策略（第 7 页）。他通过深入研究这些团体在同性婚姻、枪支权利和保护公民自由的法律斗争中所发挥的作用来做到这一点，特别是对于非美国国民，