Melvin I. Urofsky, Dissent and the Supreme Court: Its Role in the Court’s History and the Nation’s Constitutional Dialogue (New York: Pantheon Books, 2015). Pp. xiii + 528 $35.00 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-0-307-37940-5. Melvin Urofsky has written a wide-ranging and intriguing study of how the justices of the United States Supreme Court have dissented from majority opinions and how we should think about them. He draws attention to the invaluable “constitutional dialogue” which includes the justices talking among themselves, and reactions from presidents, members of Congress, the bar, and the public. He starts with John Marshall and Thomas Jefferson tussling over the Court’s power, moves through time while explaining how doctrines expressed in dissent, like substantive due process by Stephen J. Field, were developed decades later, and notes the impact on the current issues before the Court. Striking data demonstrates the increasing frequency and ineffectiveness of concurrences and dissents, the result of increasing complexity, … Przybyszewski.1{at}nd.edu

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Melvin I. Urofsky、异议人士和最高法院：它在法院历史和国家宪法对话中的作用

Melvin I. Urofsky，异议与最高法院：它在法院历史和国家宪法对话中的作用（纽约：Pantheon Books，2015 年）。pp。xiii + 528 35.00 美元（精装）。ISBN：978-0-307-37940-5。梅尔文·乌洛夫斯基 (Melvin Urofsky) 撰写了一份范围广泛且引人入胜的研究，研究美国最高法院的法官如何反对多数意见，以及我们应该如何看待这些意见。他提请注意宝贵的“宪法对话”，其中包括大法官之间的谈话，以及总统、国会议员、律师和公众的反应。他从约翰马歇尔和托马斯杰斐逊开始为法院的权力争吵，随着时间推移，同时解释在异议中表达的学说，如斯蒂芬 J. 菲尔德的实质性正当程序，是如何在几十年后发展起来的，并注意到对法院当前问题的影响。引人注目的数据表明，同意和反对的频率越来越高，效率越来越低，这是复杂性增加的结果，...... Przybyszewski.1{at}nd.edu