Playing it safe : how the Supreme Court sidesteps hard cases and stunts the development of the law /

Playing it safe : how the Supreme Court sidesteps hard cases and stunts the development of the law /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kloppenberg, Lisa A.
Imprint:	New York : New York University Press, c2001.
Description:	xi, 308 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Critical America
Subject:	United States. -- Supreme Court -- History. United States. -- Supreme Court. Certiorari -- United States -- History. Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History. Certiorari. Political questions and judicial power. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4541917

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ISBN:	081474740X (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-301) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Court Avoids Scrutinizing "Official English" Mandate
2. The Court Grapples with Congress and Standing Hurdles in Environmental Cases
3. The Court Uses Standing to Discourage Redress for Racial Wrongs
4. Avoiding Selected Affirmative Action Challenges
5. Coming Out of the Constitutional Closet
6. Avoiding Gender Equality
7. The Court's Aggressive Expansion of States' Rights
Conclusion: Looking toward the Future: A Presumption against Avoidance
Notes
Index
About the Author