Chapter 1 Introduction. Shall We Call It the Kennedy Court? Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Justice Kennedy, On Liberty Chapter 3 Chapter 2. "Speech Is the Beginnng of Thought" Chapter 4 Chapter 3. If Rational Basis Means Anything . . . Chapter 5 Chapter 4. When Only Strict Scrutiny Will Do Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Liberty, Exercised Responsibly Chapter 7 Conclusion. "It all depends on Justice Kennedy"
Helen J. Knowles is assistant professor of political science at State University of New York at Oswego.
This is an extensive, thought-provoking look at judicial decision
making that tackles complex issues. Recommended for law and
academic libraries.
*Library Journal*
Knowles presents an impressive discussion of several cases. Another
strength of this work is Knowles' ability to buttress her arguments
between and among chapters... forming clear connections throughout
the book. Knowles' work packs a punch and could be considered
required reading for any number of undergraduate and graduate
courses. This book is one of the more interesting and well written
books that I have read in recent years.
*Journal of Law & Politics*
Helen Knowles has done us a great service in deconstructing Justice
Kennedy's faint-hearted libertarianism and helping us better
understand the "sweet mystery" of his jurisprudence.
*Harvard Journal Of Law and Public Policy*
.... [offers] an insightful and careful analysis of [Kennedy's]
opinions in important areas of constitutional law. Moreover, in her
analysis of those opinions, she does uncover some themes that help
explain Kennedy's outcomes. And because Kennedy does, in fact,
remain the "man in the middle," it is essential for those of us who
care about constitutional law to understand his thinking, whatever
it might be.
*Political Science Quarterly*
If one does not have preconceived notions regarding Kennedy, it is
hard not to admire him after reading this book. The cases Knowles
selects cast Kennedy, who often acts as a swing vote, in a golden
light— as a passionate fighter for individual rights, equality, and
tolerance. Kennedy's supporters and critics will find the analysis
of the justice's jurisprudence provoking; the book, however, has
much more to offer than a simple review of case law.... The Ties
Goes to Freedom will appeal to readers for these and other
intriguing issues that lurk just beneath the surface of Knowles's
analysis.
*Trial*
The Tie Goes to Freedom is a...book of...interest to
academicians....Knowles’ introduction and conclusion are clear and
succinct.
*The Federal Lawyer*
Everyone who seeks to understand today’s Supreme Court—Anthony
Kennedy’s Supreme Court—will profit from reading Helen Knowles’s
sympathetic but not uncritical discussion of Justice Kennedy’s
'modest libertarianism,' and especially her treatment of Justice
Kennedy’s concern that liberty be exercised responsibly.
*Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard
Law School*
Despite decades of conservative complaints about judicial activism,
the Supreme Court continues to defend constitutional liberty. In a
thoughtful and engaging analysis of Justice Kennedy’s libertarian
constitutional vision, Helen Knowles explains why the tie still
goes to freedom.
*Thomas M. Keck, Associate Professor of Political Science, Maxwell
School of Syracuse University*
Justice Kennedy's jurisprudence is of obvious significance and
Helen Knowles has done an exceptional amount of research on that
jurisprudence. The result is a series of fascinating insights on
the most central and centrist thinker on the contemporary Supreme
Court. This is the first place to look for hints about how the
Supreme Court may respond to a new administration.
*Mark Graber, professor of law and government, University of
Maryland School of Law*
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