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The cult of the court /
In recent years widespread attention has been focused on decisions handed down by the Supreme Court that grapple with passionate issues: integration, school prayer, abortion, affirmative action. The appointment of new justices is a highly charged political event although the Court is supposed to be...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
1987.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In recent years widespread attention has been focused on decisions handed down by the Supreme Court that grapple with passionate issues: integration, school prayer, abortion, affirmative action. The appointment of new justices is a highly charged political event although the Court is supposed to be ""above"" politics. Amidst the bicentennial celebration of the Constitution and almost daily reports of major confrontations awaiting the highest court's judicial review, John Brigham presents a fresh and innovative examination of the U.S. Supreme Court as the final arbiter of constitutional. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 269 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439903834 1439903832 1282644440 9781282644441 9786612644443 6612644443 |