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The Supreme Court and American Democracy: Case Studies on Judicial Review and Public Policy
This book presents living law, the case-by-case shaping of the law on each of these controversial issues, in the justices' own words and with informative commentary. There is almost no political question in the United States, wrote Alexis de Tocqueville, that is not resolved sooner or later into a judicial question.
| Author(s) | By Earl Pollock. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 432 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 30 Dec 2008 |
| Availability | POD |
This book presents living law, the case-by-case shaping of the law on each of these controversial issues, in the justices' own words and with informative commentary. There is almost no political question in the United States, wrote Alexis de Tocqueville, that is not resolved sooner or later into a judicial question.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX OF CASE DIGESTS INTRODUCTION 1. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE SUPREME COURT 2. FROM MARBURY TO RECONSTRUCTION 3. RACE DISCRIMINATION BY GOVERNMENT 4. RACE DISCRIMINATION BY PRIVATE PERSONS 5. MINORITY PREFERENCES 6. ABORTION AND T
Earl E. Pollock served as a law clerk for chief justices Fred M. Vinson and Earl Warren and participated in drafting opinions during one of the most exciting eras in U.S. Supreme Court history. He became Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General and later h
