The Supreme Court and Election Law : Judging Equality from Baker v. Carr to Bush v. Gore.

In the first comprehensive study of election law since the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore, Richard L. Hasen rethinks the Court's role in regulating elections. Drawing on the case files of the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist courts, Hasen roots the Court's intervention in political proces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hasen, Richard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2006.
Temas:
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
2000
Election law > United States.
Equality before the law > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Apportionment (Election law) > United States.
Presidents > United States > Election > 2000.
Law > Political aspects.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis.
Répartition des sièges > États-Unis.
Droit > Aspect politique.
LAW / General.
Apportionment (Election law)
Election law
Equality before the law
Law > Political aspects
Political questions and judicial power
Presidents > Election
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the first comprehensive study of election law since the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore, Richard L. Hasen rethinks the Court's role in regulating elections. Drawing on the case files of the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist courts, Hasen roots the Court's intervention in political process cases to the landmark 1962 case, Baker v. Carr. The case opened the courts to a variety of election law disputes, to the point that the courts now control and direct major aspects of the American electoral process. The Supreme Court does have a crucial role to play in protecting a socially constructed "cor.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (239 pages)
ISBN:9780814744536
0814744532

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