Common Law Constitutionalism and the Magna Carta
by
Robert M. Pallitto
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2015
In the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling on whether Guantanamo detainees could be barred from U.S. courts, Justice Anthony Kennedy cited the U.S. Constitution, of course. But he also linked the decision to the Magna Carta. Why would a twenty-first century judge,even under the extraordinary circumstances...