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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"In the early twenty-first century, courts have become versatile actors in the governance of many constitutional democracies, and judges play a variety of roles in politics and policy making. Assembling papers penned by an array of academic specialists on high courts around the world, and presented during a year-long Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John E. Sawyer Seminar at the University of California, Berkeley, this volume maps the roles in governance...
Author
Series
Giustizia e Politica Costituzionali volume 1
Publisher
G. Giappichelli Editore
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Italiano
5) Terms of engagement: how our courts should enforce the Constitution's promise of limited government
Author
Publisher
Encounter Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
As the Supreme Court continues to rule on important issues, it is essential to understand how it operates. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices themselves and other insiders, this is a timely "state of the union" about America's most elite legal institution. From Anthony Kennedy's self-importance, to Antonin Scalia's combativeness, to David Souter's eccentricity, and even Sandra Day O'Connor's fateful breach with President George W. Bush,...
10) Constitutionalism of the global South: the activist tribunals of India, South Africa, and Colombia
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"The Indian Supreme Court, the South African Constitutional Court, and the Colombian Constitutional Court have been among the most important and creative courts in the Global South. In Asia, Africa, and Latin America, these courts are widely seen as activist tribunals that have contributed (or attempted to contribute) to the structural transformation of the public and private spheres of their countries. The cases issued by these three courts are gradually...
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Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence social and public policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in both federal and state courts--tax policy, environmental policy, reproductive rights, sex equality, affirmative action, school finance, and same-sex marriage. The authors address these issues through the twin lenses of how state and federal courts...
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Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 720L
Language
English
Description
Describes the functions of the United States Supreme Court, including its history and its importance in the American government, and includes landmark cases judged by the Supreme Court.
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Publisher
St Martins Pr
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Can the federal government make you eat your fruits and vegetables? Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan seemed to think so when asked if she thought Congress possessed the constitutional power to force every American to "eat three fruits and three vegetables every day." Kagan laughed and said that while it sounded like "a dumb law," that did not make it an unconstitutional one. In other words, if you don't like what your lawmakers have done, take your...
