Download or read book Mr. Justice Rehnquist, Judicial Activist written by Donald Edward Boles and published by Iowa State Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first volume of a several-volume study, Boles examines Chief Justice Rehnquist's philosophical stance prior to his appointment as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972). Rehnquist has consistently attempted to implement his early values on the Court. Boles shows how those attitudes have been reflected in the Justice's controversial opinions. He calls Rehnquist a judicial activist who circumscribes the Court's role when ruling on elected offical's decisions, and who justifieswhen possiblestate autonomy in conflicts between government and the individual. He depicts Rehnquist as central to the ideological controversy concerning the Constitution's interpretation. It is a timely presentation. Steven Puro, Political Science Dept., St. Louis Univ. - Library Journal.