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Author Kloppenberg, Lisa A.

Title Playing it safe [electronic resource] : how the Supreme Court sidesteps hard cases and stunts the development of law / Lisa A. Kloppenberg.

Imprint New York : New York University Press, 2001.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 308 p.
Series Critical America
Critical America.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-301) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject United States. Supreme Court -- History.
Certiorari -- United States -- History.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 081474740X (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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