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Autore |
Pacelle Richard L. <1954-> |
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Titolo |
Between law & politics : the Solicitor General and the structuring of race, gender, and reproductive rights litigation / / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr |
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College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-05217-7 |
9781585448931 |
1-60344-701-6 |
1-58544-893-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (359 p.) |
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Collana |
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Presidency and leadership ; ; no. 14 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political questions and judicial power - United States |
Civil rights - United States |
Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States |
Sex discrimination - Law and legislation - United States |
Birth control - Law and legislation - United States |
Law - Political aspects |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-325) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Between law and politics : the role of the Solicitor General -- The Solicitor General as a strategic actor -- The Solicitor General in the litigation phase, 1945-63 -- The Solicitor General in the administrative phase, 1964-80 -- The Solicitor General in the redefinition phase, 1981-2000 -- The Solicitor General and the emergence and definition of gender and reproductive rights policy -- The Solicitor General and gender and reproductive rights policy : retrenchment and recovery -- The Solicitor General : law in a sea of politics. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Using interviews with solicitors general and their staffs and analyzing Supreme Court cases, Pacelle looks at three hotly contested policy areas-race, gender, and reproductive rights-to see how the office balances the goals of the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court. |
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