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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kloppenberg, Lisa A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2001]
Series:Critical America.
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court > History.
Certiorari > United States > History.
Political questions and judicial power > United States > History.
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
  • Conclusion: looking toward the future: a presumption against avoidance.