Losing twice [electronic resource] : harms of indifference in the Supreme Court / Emily M. Calhoun

Author: Calhoun, Emily M.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Physical Description: 1 online resource

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Summary

Constitutional 'losers' represent a thorny and longstanding problem in American constitutional law. Here, Emily Calhoun draws upon conflict resolution theory, political theory, and Habermasian discourse theory to argue that in such cases, the Court must work harder to avoid inflicting unnecessary harm on Constitutional losers.

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United States. Supreme Court—Decision making
Equality before the law—United States
Apathy

ISBN

9780199894444 (ebook)
0199894442 (ebook)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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