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| '''Mark Tushnet''' (b. 1945) is a prominent ] proponent, constitutional law scholar, and author of many books. While serving as a law clerk to ] ], authored a memo which dramatically influenced the opinion in ]. Tushnet is a ] at ] and one of the most radical ] theorists in the country. He famously described critical legal studies as a "political location" and has stated that, were he a justice, he would vote in favor of whichever side in a case he thought would best advance the agenda of international ]. | '''Mark Tushnet''' (b. 1945) is a prominent ] proponent, constitutional law scholar, and author of many books. While serving as a law clerk to ] ], authored a memo which dramatically influenced the opinion in ]. Tushnet is a ] at ] and one of the most radical ] theorists in the country. He famously described critical legal studies as a "political location" and has stated that, were he a justice, he would vote in favor of whichever side in a case he thought would best advance the agenda of international ]. | ||
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| Tushnet is a main proponant of the idea that judical review should be strongly limited and that the constitution should be returned "to the people". | |||
| His daughter is also a professor of law at Georgetown university. | |||
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Mark Tushnet (b. 1945) is a prominent critical legal studies proponent, constitutional law scholar, and author of many books. While serving as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall, authored a memo which dramatically influenced the opinion in Roe v. Wade. Tushnet is a professor at Georgetown Law Center and one of the most radical constitutional law theorists in the country. He famously described critical legal studies as a "political location" and has stated that, were he a justice, he would vote in favor of whichever side in a case he thought would best advance the agenda of international socialism.
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Tushnet is a main proponant of the idea that judical review should be strongly limited and that the constitution should be returned "to the people".
His daughter is also a professor of law at Georgetown university.
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