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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Powers, Stephen, 1961- Least dangerous branch? Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002 (OCoLC)606920267 Online version: Powers, Stephen, 1961- Least dangerous branch? Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002 (OCoLC)607886077 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Stephen Powers; Stanley Rothman; Smith College. Center for the Study of Social and Political Change. |
| ISBN: | 0275975363 9780275975364 0275975371 9780275975371 |
| OCLC Number: | 49327044 |
| Notes: | "Under the auspices of the Center for the Study of Social and Political Change, Smith College." |
| Description: | 221 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Responsibility: | Stephen P. Powers and Stanley Rothman. |
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"This book is a comprehensive and penetrating analysis of judicial intervention into policy arenas normally reserved for legislatures. Its scope is unusually broad, covering judicial activism in school desegregation, affirmative action, voting, mental health, and prison reform. While sometimes critical of judicial excesses, the discussion is balanced by acknowledging the necessity of court action after legislative default, especially in the civil rights area. The writing avoids legal terms and technicalities, producing a very approachable and useful text for all students of social policy and constitutional law."-David J. Armor Professor of Public Policy School of Public Policy George Mason University Read more...
