A storm over this court : law, politics, and Supreme Court decision making in Brown v. Board of Education /

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On the way to offering an analysis of the basis of the Supreme Court's iconic decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the author critiques an array of theories that have arisen to explain this decision and Supreme Court decision making in general. Borrowing insights from numerous approaches to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hockett, Jeffrey D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2013]
Series:Constitutionalism and democracy.
Subjects:
Brown, Oliver, > 1918-1961 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Brown, Oliver, > 1918-1961
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education > Trials, litigation, etc.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education
Segregation in education > Law and legislation > United States.
School integration > United States.
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Déségrégation en éducation > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Droits.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW > Legal History.
African Americans > Civil rights
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation
School integration
Segregation in education > Law and legislation
United States
Trials, litigation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Barriers to desegregation
  • The attitudes of the justices
  • Law, anticipated violence, and the loyalty to the court
  • A sense of the court's mission
  • The relevance of foreign affairs
  • Domestic political considerations.

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