Between Law and Politics : The Solicitor General and the Structuring of Race, Gender, and Reproductive Rights Litigation.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781603447010
- United States. -- Solicitor General
- 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
- 342.73/0873
- KF8790 -- .P33 2003eb
Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Part I The Solicitor General and American Politics -- Chapter 1 Between Law and Politics -- Chapter 2 The Solicitor General as aStrategic Actor -- Part II The Solicitor General and Race Litigation -- Chapter 3 The Solicitor General in theLitigation Phase -- Chapter 4 The Solicitor General in theAdministrative Phase -- Chapter 5 The Solicitor General in theRedefinition Phase -- Part III The Solicitor General and Gender Discrimination and Reproductive Rights -- Chapter 6 The Solicitor General and theEmergence and Definition of Genderand Reproductive Rights Policy -- Chapter 7 The Solicitor General and Gender andReproductive Rights Policy -- Chapter 8 The Solicitor General -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index of Cases -- Index.
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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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