The Least dangerous branch? : consequences of judicial activism / Stephen P. Powers and Stanley Rothman.
2002
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Title
The Least dangerous branch? : consequences of judicial activism / Stephen P. Powers and Stanley Rothman.
Published
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
Call Number
KF5130 .P69 2002
ISBN
0275975363
0275975371 (pbk.)
0275975371 (pbk.)
Description
221 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)49327044
Note
"Under the auspices of the Center for the Study of Social and Political Change, Smith College."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-214) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Hamilton, Bickel, Democracy, and the Courts
1
1
Hamilton's Wager and the Rise of Judicial Activism
13
2
Brown, Busing, and the consequences of Desegregation
37
3
Affirmative Action and the Consequences of Racial Preference
59
4
Prisoners' Rights and the Consequences of Correctional Reform
89
5
Mental Health and the Consequences of Deinstitutionalization
113
6
The Courts and Criminal Procedure
137
7
Courts, Voting Rights, and the Consequences of Racial Redistricting
157
Conclusion: The Courts and Institutional Reform
177
Cases
189
Bibliography
193
Index
215