Burgess, Susan, 1961-

The founding fathers, pop culture, and constitutional law : who's your daddy / by Susan Burgess. - Aldershot, Hants, England ; Ashgate, c2008. - xi, 141 p. 24 cm. - Law, justice, and power .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-136) and index.

A fine romance : judicial restraint as a romance novel -- Who's your daddy? : judicial activism as a soap opera -- Space aliens save country from ruin? : critical race theory as tabloid science fiction -- Did the Supreme Court come out in Bush v. Gore? : the instability of judicial identity -- The drama of contemporary constitutional discourse : Lawrence v. Texas as a makeover of Bowers v. Hardwick.

9780754672456 (alk. paper)

2007034434


aJudicial review--United States.
aPolitical questions and judicial power--United States.
aLaw--Political aspects.
aPopular culture.

KF4575 / .B87 2008

347.7312 / BUR