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Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for the 2025 Donner Prize, the best public policy book of the year.

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BY JAMES B. KELLY
May 5, 2025

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