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Law and constitutional politics

Benny Y. T. Tai (Hong Kong): Constitutional Game: An Analytical Framework of Constitutional Law and Constitutional Politics. From the Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, James Lanshe (Oxford): Morality and the Rule of Law in American Jurisprudence; Adam Fulginiti (Rutgers): The Soul and Its Impact on Life and Death Choices: A Constitutional Study of Abortion, the Right to Die and Other Bioethical Dilemmas; and Douglas Laycock (Michigan): The Religious Exemptions Debate. An interview with Chris W. Bonneau and Melinda Gann Hall, authors of In Defense of Judicial Elections. Conservatives v. Libertarians: The debate over judicial activism divides former allies. A review of Efficiency Instead of Justice? Searching for the Philosophical Foundations of the Economic Analysis of Law by Klaus Mathis. A review of Race, Rights, and Justice by J. Angelo Corlett. It’s time to set aside the (nearly finished) battles over social and cultural issues — and develop a progressive jurisprudence of economic justice. A review of Law, Informal Rules, and Economic Performance: The Case for Common Law by Svetozar Pejovich. Gauging views of the American people on Supreme Court justices suggests that while empathy is in the eye of the beholder, it’s a value most people favor on the bench. A review of The Living Constitution by David A. Strauss and The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution by Barry Friedman.