Linda talks with Jack Rakove, Professor of History and Political Science at Stanford University, and author of Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution, about the U.S. Supreme Court's involvement in this year's presidential election, and comparisons to the court's role in American history. (4:00) Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution by Jack Rakove is published by Vintage, 1997.
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