Constitutional Lawyer and Legal Commentator

David Rivkin

1 article 2013

David Rivkin is a constitutional lawyer and legal commentator known for his writings on executive power, judicial deference, and constitutional law. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with analysis on legal and constitutional issues, including arguments against judicial deference doctrines.

The Case Against Deference

June 10, 2013 · Features, courts, Magazine

For at least half a century, judicial restraint has been the clarion call of the conservative legal movement. After the Warren Court era, Roe v. Wade, and very nearly a “right” to welfare benefits, it was not surprising that conservatives would seek to rein in judicial self-aggrandizement.