Principles Matter - Ball, Carlos A
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Using dozens of examples from the ways in which Trump abused presidential powers, this book explains how federalism, separation of powers, and free speech can help mitigate the harms that autocratic leaders in the Trump mold can inflict on both democratic institutions and vulnerable minorities. In doing so, the book urges progressives to follow this rule of thumb in the post-Trump era: If a constitutional principle was worth deploying to resist Trump's harmful policies and autocratic governance, then it is worth defending in the post-Trump era even if it makes the short-term attainment of progressive objectives more difficult.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Using dozens of examples from the ways in which Trump abused presidential powers, this book explains how federalism, separation of powers, and free speech can help mitigate the harms that autocratic leaders in the Trump mold can inflict on both democratic institutions and vulnerable minorities. In doing so, the book urges progressives to follow this rule of thumb in the post-Trump era: If a constitutional principle was worth deploying to resist Trump's harmful policies and autocratic governance, then it is worth defending in the post-Trump era even if it makes the short-term attainment of progressive objectives more difficult.
Autorenporträt
Carlos A. Ball is a Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. He has law degrees from Columbia University and Cambridge University. He is an expert in the fields of constitutional law and LGBTQ rights. He has written or edited nine books, including The Queering of Corporate America (2019), the First Amendment and LGBT Equality (2017), and the OUP book Same-Sex Marriage and Children (2014). His work has appeared in leading legal journals, including the Cornell Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, and the UCLA Law Review.