Judging Law and Policy Courts and Policymaking the American Political System

Name: Judging Law and Policy Courts and Policymaking the American Political System
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ISBN: 9780415885256

ISBN-10: 0415885256

ISBN-13: 9780415885256

Edition: 2012

Authors: Robert M. Howard, Amy Steigerwalt

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To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in both federal and state courts#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;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 must and do interact with the other branches of government and whether judicial policy-making is a form of activist judging. Each chapter uncovers the policymaking aspects of judicial process by investigating the current state of the law, the…

Book details

Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/16/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English