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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brigham, John, 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1987.
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
USA > Supreme Court
USA > Oberster Gerichtshof.
LAW > Government > Federal.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Supreme Court (VS)
Hoogste rechtscolleges.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. The Institution; 2. Ideologies of Authority; 3. The Cult of the Judge; 4. The Institutional Setting; 5. Court Business; 6. Practices in Action; 7. Authority and Policy; 8. Beyond the Legalist Paradox; Appendix: Supreme Court Budget Requests; Notes; References; Index

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