Partisan supremacy : how the GOP enlisted courts to rig America's election rules /

With the Supreme Court now firmly in the hands of the conservatives, the fog of judicial politics hangs over every decision. In this timely study, Terri Peretti examines Republican influence in judicial decisions, looking particularly at the increasing number of cases concerning elections and voting...

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Main Author: Peretti, Terri Jennings, 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2020]
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