Lawrence Gene Sager
Lawrence Gene Sager · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Constitutional theorist; scholar of judicial underenforcement of constitutional norms
1941, United States
United States
Lawrence Gene Sager is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Constitutional theorist; scholar of judicial underenforcement of constitutional norms
Lawrence Gene Sager is an American constitutional-law scholar and former dean of the University of Texas School of Law, known for his theory of the 'judicial underenforcement' of constitutional norms — the idea that courts enforce only part of the Constitution's true meaning, leaving the rest to other branches. His work reshaped debates on constitutional interpretation. He is Jewish.
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Constitutional theorist; scholar of judicial underenforcement of constitutional norms
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