To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence social and public policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in both federal and state courts--tax policy, environmental policy, reproductive rights, sex equality, affirmative action, school finance, and same-sex marriage.
To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence social and public policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in both federal and state courts--tax policy, environmental policy, reproductive rights, sex equality, affirmative action, school finance, and same-sex marriage.
Robert M. Howard is Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University and editor of Justice System Journal. Amy Steigerwalt is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: Judges, Law and Policy Part 1: Federal Court Policymaking 2. Courts and Taxes 3. The Air We Breathe and the Water We Drink: Courts, Law and Environmental Policy 4. The Status of Women 5. Reproductive Rights 6. Discrimination and Educational Affirmative Action Part 2: State Court Policymaking 7. School Finance Reform 8. Same-Sex Marriage Part 3: Conclusion 9. Conclusion: Unnecessary Judicial Activism or a Necessary Part of the Policy Process?
1. Introduction: Judges, Law and Policy Part 1: Federal Court Policymaking 2. Courts and Taxes 3. The Air We Breathe and the Water We Drink: Courts, Law and Environmental Policy 4. The Status of Women 5. Reproductive Rights 6. Discrimination and Educational Affirmative Action Part 2: State Court Policymaking 7. School Finance Reform 8. Same-Sex Marriage Part 3: Conclusion 9. Conclusion: Unnecessary Judicial Activism or a Necessary Part of the Policy Process?
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