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Alexander Mordecai Bickel (December 17, 1924 – November 7, 1974) was an American legal scholar and expert on the United States Constitution. One of the most influential constitutional commentators of the twentieth century, his writings emphasize judicial restraint.
Mar 1, 2012 · Alexander Bickel was a Yale Law School professor and a public critic of the Supreme Court's activism in the 1960s. He defended Brown v. Board of Education and argued for a prudent role of the Court in constitutional interpretation.
Nov 8, 1974 · NEW HAVEN, Nov. 7—Alexander M. Bickel, Yale's Sterling Professor of Law and one of the country's pre‐eminent authorities on the Constitution, died today of cancer at his home. He was 49 years...
This article analyzes the works of Alexander Bickel, a leading constitutional theorist who defended politics as a process of accommodation, principles, and conversation. It argues that Bickel's theory of politics contributes to a proper understanding of the Supreme Court's role in a political democracy.
Sep 10, 1986 · Law professor Author Alexander M. Bickel was one of the most influential constitutional commentators of the 20th century, and this book is a masterwork. In it, Bickel famously coins the term "countermajoritarian difficulty" to describe his view that judicial review undermines democracy.
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Jan 1, 2009 · Alexander Bickel (1924-1974) was a recognized legal scholar of the Supreme Cout and the First Amendment. He represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case, an important precedent for First Amendment press freedom.
Alexander Bickel (1925–1974) was a prominent scholar of constitutional law and politics. He challenged the progressive liberalism of his time, especially the Warren Court's activism and egalitarianism, and advocated a morality of consent.
