The hollow hope : can courts bring about social change? /
Contends that it's nearly impossible to generate significant reforms through litigation. The reason? American courts are ineffective and relatively weak--far from the uniquely powerful sources for change they're often portrayed as. Rosenberg supports this claim by documenting the direct an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | American politics and political economy
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| Summary: | Contends that it's nearly impossible to generate significant reforms through litigation. The reason? American courts are ineffective and relatively weak--far from the uniquely powerful sources for change they're often portrayed as. Rosenberg supports this claim by documenting the direct and secondary effects of key court decisions--particularly Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. He reveals, for example, that Congress, the White House, and a determined civil rights movement did far more than Brown to advance desegregation, while pro-choice activists invested too much in Roe at the expense of political mobilization. Further illuminating these cases, as well as the ongoing fight for same-sex marriage rights, Rosenberg also marshals impressive evidence to overturn the common assumption that even unsuccessful litigation can advance a cause by raising its profile. From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 525 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-512) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226726711 9780226726717 0226726703 9780226726700 |