The U.S. Supreme Court and racial minorities : two centuries of judicial review on trial / Leslie F. Goldstein, Judge Hugh M. Moris Professor Emerita, University of Delaware, USA.

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2017]

KF8742 .G65 2017

9781786438829 (cased)
1786438828 (cased)
9781786438836 (eBook)

xvii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

(OCoLC)972327156

The U.S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities offers an in-depth, chronologically arranged look at the record of the U.S. Supreme Court on racial minorities over the course of its first two centuries. It does not pose the anachronistic standard, "Did the Supreme Court get it right?" but rather, "How did the Supreme Court compare to other branches of the federal government at the time?" Have these Justices, prevented against removal from office by discontented voters (in contrast to the President and the members of Congress), done any better than the elected branches of government at protecting --Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-426) and index.

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