Chadha
The Story of an Epic Constitutional Struggle
$26.95, £15.95 paperback
978-0-520-06955-8
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"Scholars, commentators, and students will find this an absorbing, thoughtful, and colorful book. Craig's chronicle of Chadha's case artfully portrays the Supreme Court's role as the balance wheel in the ongoing struggle between the executive and legislative departments."—David Adamany, Political Science Quarterly
"In somewhat the same way that Gideon's Trumpet provided a glimpse inside an historic criminal case, Chadha takes a long, detailed and thorough look inside the case that resulted in the constitutional demise of the legislative veto. . . . Especially timely not only because of the sheer scope of the Chadha decision itself, but also because it tells a tale whose characters include Antonin Scalia . . . and Anthony Kennedy ."—Harvard Law Review
"[Craig] contributes substantially to public understanding of a great case that has a happy ending and a power struggle that has no ending at all."—John P. MacKenzie, New York Times Book Review
"A fine book that deserves a wide audience."—Norman Ornstein, Washington Post Book World
"In somewhat the same way that Gideon's Trumpet provided a glimpse inside an historic criminal case, Chadha takes a long, detailed and thorough look inside the case that resulted in the constitutional demise of the legislative veto. . . . Especially timely not only because of the sheer scope of the Chadha decision itself, but also because it tells a tale whose characters include Antonin Scalia . . . and Anthony Kennedy ."—Harvard Law Review
"[Craig] contributes substantially to public understanding of a great case that has a happy ending and a power struggle that has no ending at all."—John P. MacKenzie, New York Times Book Review
"A fine book that deserves a wide audience."—Norman Ornstein, Washington Post Book World
In 1973 Jagdish Chadha found himself a man without a country, the victim of the decolonization of Kenya where, as a Kenyan of Indian descent, he was not allowed to return after having spent six years in the U.S. as a student. Barbara Hinkson Craig describes Chadha's effort to achieve legal residency in the U.S. and shows how it led to the Supreme Court decision to overrule the legislative veto, adjusting the balance of powers in the United States government.
Winner of the ABA 1989 Silver Gavel Award