The least dangerous branch? : consequences of judicial activism / Stephen P. Powers and Stanley Rothman
Imprint
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002
Descript
221 p. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Introduction: Hamilton, Bickel, Democracy, and the Courts -- 1. Hamilton's Wager and the Rise of Judicial Activism -- 2. Brown, Busing, and the consequences of Desegregation -- 3. Affirmative Action and the Consequences of Racial Preference -- 4. Prisoners' Rights and the Consequences of Correctional Reform -- 5. Mental Health and the Consequences of Deinstitutionalization -- 6. The Courts and Criminal Procedure -- 7. Courts, Voting Rights, and the Consequences of Racial Redistricting -- Conclusion: The Courts and Institutional Reform
SUBJECT
United States. Supreme Court
Courts -- United States
Political questions and judicial power -- United States