{"product_id":"law-without-future-9780812251333","title":"Law Without Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jack Jackson has written a powerful and memorable book about the precursors to and implications of the anti-constitutionalism championed by the Right; he acutely identifies legal phenomena many of us have been thinking about but have not been able to put into words.\" * \u003ci\u003eTheory \u0026amp; Event\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLaw without Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eeerily anticipated the 2020 election. Bookended by the 2000 decision in \u003ci\u003eBush v. Gore\u003c\/i\u003e and the 2016 refusal of Republicans in the Senate, led by Senator McConnell, to hold hearings on President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, \u003ci\u003eLaw without Future\u003c\/i\u003e resonates with recent events, when a new confirmation immediately preceded efforts to undermine President Biden’s election.\" * Public Books *\u003cbr\u003e\"An important [and] terrific book.\" * Alexander Heffner, host of \"The Open Mind\" on PBS *\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]his book provides many productive insights into the conservative rejection of fundamental constitutional principles that currently tears at the fabric of political society.\" * \u003ci\u003eNational Lawyers Guild Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLaw Without Future\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb book making a brilliant and original argument: that American jurisprudence has entered a time when, increasingly, decisions are made without reference to past (that is, precedent) or future (that is, the application of the law). Jack Jackson is an excellent legal scholar, political theorist, and writer, and he proves himself a devastating critic of \u003ci\u003eBush v. Gore\u003c\/i\u003e and other legal cases and laws.\" * James Martel, San Francisco State University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface. The Pardon of the Sheriff\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Politicization, Lawlessness, and Anti-Constitutional Times\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Judicial Power: This Is Not a Decision\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Executive Power: A Law That Is No Law\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Legislative Power: This Death That Leads to Life\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Sovereign Power and Life Amid New Kings and Old Tutors\u003cbr\u003e Coda. Constitutional Power Against Constitutional Government\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405740745047,"sku":"9780812251333","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812251333.jpg?v=1730493448","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/law-without-future-9780812251333","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}