To Secure These Rights: The Declaration of Independence and Constitutional Interpretation

A legal scholar puts forward a rigorous and provocative theory of constitutional interpretation that cuts across today's partisan divide.

To Secure These Rights enters the fascinating—and often contentious—debate over constitutional interpretation. Scott Douglas Gerber argues that the Constitution of the United States should be interpreted in light of the natural rights political philosophy of the Declaration of Independence and that the Supreme Court is the institution of American governm...