Alexander Bickel

Alexander Bickel
Born
Alexander Mordecai Bickel

(1924-12-17)December 17, 1924
Bucharest, Romania
DiedNovember 7, 1974(1974-11-07) (aged 49)
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJosephine Napolino
Academic background
Education
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineConstitutional law
School or traditionLegal process school
InstitutionsYale University
Notable worksThe Least Dangerous Branch (1962)
Notable ideasCountermajoritarian difficulty
Influenced

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.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Van Gelder 1974 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ White, Adam J. (March 2012). "The Lost Greatness of Alexander Bickel". Commentary. Vol. 133, no. 3. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Taylor, Stuart Jr. (July 27, 1987). "Bork at Yale: Colleagues Recall a Friend but a Philosophical Foe". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Shapiro, Fred R. (2000). "The Most-Cited Legal Scholars". Journal of Legal Studies. 29 (1): 409–426. doi:10.1086/468080. S2CID 143676627.

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