Chapter 2 The Historical Development of the Rule of Law in the United States

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 3
5. The Minimum Requirements of the Rule of Law 12
6. The Historical Development of the Rule of Law in the United States 30
7. Overbroad Authority Given to and Appropriated by the Executive after the 9/11 Attacks 65
8. The Response of the Judiciary to Executive Overreaching, 2003–12 110
9. Judicial Selection and Executive Branch Dominance 158
10. Congress's Failure to Exercise Oversight 200
11. Conclusion 240
12. Afterword 248
13. Notes 253
14. Index 315