Between law & politics : the Solicitor General and the structuring of race, gender, and reproductive rights litigation / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pacelle, Richard L., 1954-

Series:

Presidency and leadership ; no. 14.

Presidency and leadership ; no. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.

Race discrimination.

Sex discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.

Sex discrimination.

Birth control--Law and legislation--United States.

Birth control.

Law--Political aspects.

Law.

United States. Solicitor General.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Between law and politics

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-325) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-299-05217-7

9781585448931

1-60344-701-6

1-58544-893-1

OCLC:

53978605