The Poor in Court : The Legal Services Program and Supreme Court Decision Making

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Focusing on the Supreme Court as an integral part of the policy-making process, Susan Lawrence examines how a change in who has access to the Court, and the nature of the institutions that structure that access, has affected its agenda setting and doctrinal development. In her analysis of cases spon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lawrence, Susan E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Legal assistance to the poor.
Legal aid.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW > Legal History.
Aide juridique > États-Unis.
Legal aid > United States.
Legal assistance to the poor > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Focusing on the Supreme Court as an integral part of the policy-making process, Susan Lawrence examines how a change in who has access to the Court, and the nature of the institutions that structure that access, has affected its agenda setting and doctrinal development. In her analysis of cases sponsored by the Legal Services Program (LSP) before the Supreme Court during the 1966 through 1974 terms, she explores the effect of this agency in creating a voice for the poor in the judicial policy-making process. The Court's response to cases presented by the LSP--as exemplified in its decisions.
Item Description:Cover; Contents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9781400861460

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