Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. A Common Law for the Age of Statutes I Choking on Statutes
5. I Choking on Statutes 1
6. II The Flight to the Constitution and to Equal Protection Clauses 8
7. III The Passive Virtues 16
8. IV Interpretation 31
9. V The New Deal Response: Administrative Agencies 44
10. VI Legislative Responses 59
11. VII Structural Responses 69
12. VIII A New Approach: Antecedents and Roots 81
13. IX The Doctrine: A Question of Legitimacy 91
14. X The Doctrine: Limits and Guidelines 120
15. XI The Doctrine: Techniques and Feasibility 146
16. XII The Role of Courts in an Age of Statutes 163
17. XIII The Dangers of the Doctrine 167
18. XIV The Uses and Abuses of Subterfuge 172
19. XV The Choice for Candor 178
20. Notes 183
21. Works Cited 300
22. Table of Cases 310
23. Index 316