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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827727303321

Autore

Sweet Martin J. <1970->

Titolo

Merely judgment [[electronic resource] ] : ignoring, evading, and trumping the Supreme Court / / Martin J. Sweet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2010

ISBN

9780813930770

0813930774

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Constitutionalism and democracy

Disciplina

342.7308/5

Soggetti

Civil rights - United States

Constitutional law - United States

Judgments - United States

Obedience (Law) - United States

Affirmative action programs - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Supreme policymaking -- Philadelphia and the ongoing dialogue -- Portland and unsuccessful court-elected branch interaction -- Miami and executive checkmate -- Beyond affirmative action -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Merely Judgment explores the mechanisms by which litigants and their peers have escaped from the clutches of litigation and thus effectively ignored, evaded, and trumped the Supreme Court.