The Invisible Constitution
Gutzman, Kevin R. C., Texas Review of Law & Politics
THE INVISIBLE CONSTITUTION. Laurence H. Tribe. Oxford University Press, 2008. Pp. 278. $19.95.
Perhaps no academic is more closely associated with the idea of an "invisible" constitution than Harvard Law School's Laurence H. Tribe. Through his public advocacy, scholarship, legal advocacy, and teaching, Tribe has made great strides in instantiating the idea of the legitimacy of the Constitution that the courts enforce in place of the one the people ratified. His latest book is intended to explain the contours of this Constitution, lay out some fanciful metaphors useful in applying "law" in this way, and advocate further extension of Tribe's analysis.
Geoffrey R. Stone's …
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Publication information:
Article title: The Invisible Constitution.
Contributors: Gutzman, Kevin R. C. - Author.
Journal title: Texas Review of Law & Politics.
Volume: 13.
Issue: 2
Publication date: Spring 2009.
Page number: 419+.
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