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UNINA9910450167903321 |
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Autore |
Hasen Richard L |
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Titolo |
The Supreme Court and election law [[electronic resource] ] : judging equality from Baker v. Carr to Bush v. Gore / / Richard L. Hasen |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-7333-8 |
0-8147-4453-2 |
1-4175-6856-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (239 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Election law - United States |
Equality before the law - United States |
Political questions and judicial power - United States |
Apportionment (Election law) - United States |
Presidents - United States - Election - 2000 |
Law - Political aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-220) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Supreme Court of political equality -- Judicial unmanageability and political equality -- Protecting the core of political equality -- Deferring to political branches on contested equality claims -- Equality, not structure. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the first comprehensive study of election law since the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore , Richard L. Hasen rethinks the Court's role in regulating elections. Drawing on the case files of the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist courts, Hasen roots the Court's intervention in political process cases to the landmark 1962 case, Baker v. Carr. The case opened the courts to a variety of election law disputes, to the point that the courts now control and direct major aspects of the American electoral process. The Supreme Court does have a crucial role to play in protecting a socially constructed "cor |
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