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Active Liberty
 Active Liberty cover | |
| Author | Stephen Breyer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Vintage Books |
Publication date | October 17, 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 161 |
| ISBN | 0-307-26313-4 |
| OCLC | 59280151 |
| Preceded by | Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Toward Effective Risk Regulation (1994) |
| Followed by | Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy: Problems, Text, and Cases (2006) |
Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution is a 2005 book by United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.[1] The general theme of the book is that Supreme Court justices should, when dealing with constitutional issues, keep "active liberty" in mind,[1] which Justice Breyer defines as the right of the citizenry of the country to participate in government. Breyer's thesis is commonly viewed as a liberal response to originalism, a view espoused by Justice Antonin Scalia.[2]
- ^ a b Hudson, David D. (2007). The Rehnquist Court: Understanding Its Impact and Legacy. New York: Praeger Publishers. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-275-98971-2.
- ^ Sullivan, Kathleen M. (February 5, 2006). "Consent of the Governed". The New York Times.
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