Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of revanchist
Mr. Murphy tracks shifts in Justice Scalia's approach and what differentiates it from those of other textual revanchists, whether Justice Clarence Thomas or the legal scholar Robert Bork.
2014 July 2, Jeff Shesol, “Rightward Bound: 'Uncertain Justice' and 'Scalia' [book review; International New York Times version: The Court: Rightward bound: Uncertain Justice. The Warren Court and the Constitution. By Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz. 401 pages. Henry Holt & Company. $32. Scalia. A Court of One. By Bruce Allen Murphy. Illustrated. 644 pages. Simon & Schuster. $35. 10 July 2014, p. 9]”, in The New York Times
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