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Playing it safe how the Supreme Court sidesteps hard cases and stunts the development of law /

Main Author: Kloppenberg, Lisa A.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2001.
Series:Critical America
Subjects:
Certiorari > History. > United States
Political questions and judicial power > History. > United States
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10032513
Table of Contents:
  • The Court avoids scrutinizing "official english" mandate
  • The Court grapples with Congress and standing hurdles in environmental cases
  • The Court uses standing to discourage redress for racial wrongs
  • Avoiding selected affirmative action challenges
  • Coming out of the constitutional closet
  • Avoiding gender equality
  • The Court's aggressive expansion of states' rights.

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