Drawing on four decades of research, the award-winning author of Military Tribunals and Presidential Power presents an argument for a reassertion of Congress's rightful role in government while illumi
Fisher (Law Library, Library of Congress) examines how the Supreme Court operates in relation to legislative action, and how it has defined the extent and limits of congressional and judicial power. H
"Over three decades after its initial publication, Louis Fisher's durable classic remains at the head of its class--a book that Congressional Quarterly called "as close to being indispensable as anyth
"On the Supreme Court" places the Supreme Court in a rich historical and political context, demonstrating how its interpretations of statutes and the Constitution are necessarily sha
This book explains why Congress is the indispensable institution for safeguarding popular, democratic, and constitutional government. Even though its record over the past two centuries presents a mixe
The scope of presidential authority has been a constant focus of constitutional dispute since the Framing. The bases for presidential appointment and removal, the responsibility of the Executive to ch
Examining the suspension of procedural rights in times of war, one of America's leading constitutional scholars relates the capture, trial, and severe punishment of eight German saboteurs who were cap
