Lawrence The Poor in Court

The Legal Services Program and Supreme Court Decision Making
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6146-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1129, 220 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Lawrence, Susan E.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. ix
List of Tables, pg. xi
CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Access to the U.S. Supreme Court, pg. 1
CHAPTER TWO. Philosophies of Legal Assistance and Access to the Courts, pg. 16
CHAPTER THREE. Appealing to the Supreme Court, pg. 39
CHAPTER FOUR. Getting on the Court's Decision Agenda, pg. 70
CHAPTER FIVE. Decision Making in LSP Cases, pg. 98
CHAPTER SIX. The LSP’s Role in the Development of Law, pg. 123
CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusion: Litigants, the Court, and Democracy, pg. 148
APPENDIX A: Research Methods, pg. 161
APPENDIX B: LSP Review and Success Rates by Year, 1966-1974 Terms, pg. 166
APPENDIX C: Review and Success Rates of Selected Groups before the Supreme Court, pg. 167
APPENDIX D: LSP Cases Remanded, pg. 170
APPENDIX E: Agreement Rates between Justices in LSP Cases and the Court’s Entire Docket, 1966-1974 Terms, pg. 172
Bibliography, pg. 173
Table of Cases Cited, pg. 191
Index, pg. 199