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

By: Kloppenberg, Lisa A.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Critical America: Publisher: New York : New York University Press, 2001Description: xi, 308 p. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): United States. Supreme Court -- History | Certiorari -- United States -- History | Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 347.73/26 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-301) and index.

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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.