Some Questions and Answers Concerning Justice Blackmun in Federalism and Separation of Powers Cases

In this short article, Professor Amar analyzes some of Justice Blackmun's intellectual contributions in the fields of federalism and separation of powers. Professor Amar praises Justice Blackmun for asking the right kinds of questions regarding the interaction between governmental institutions in political processes. Professor Amar does, however, express some misgivings about the way these questions have been answered by the Court.