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

By: Contributor(s): Series: Critical AmericaPublication details: New York : New York University Press, 2001.Description: xi, 308 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 347.73/26 21
LOC classification:
  • KF8748 .K58 2001eb
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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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