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American Politics

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Strangers to the Law

Gay People on Trial

By Lisa Melinda Keen & Suzanne Beth Goldberg
Subjects: Law, Sexuality Studies, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Law, Meaning, and Violence

Describes the legal challenge to the Colorado anti-gay civil rights initiative

Stringfellow Acid Pits

The Toxic and Legal Legacy

By Brian Craig
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Law, Legal History, Nature/Environment

Before Erin Brockovich, there was Penny Newman and the fight for the biggest toxic waste lawsuit in California history

Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea

By Joshua Horwitz & Casey Anderson
Subjects: Law, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law, American Studies, History, American History, Political Science, American Politics

Does the gun lobby threaten the democratic institutions safeguarding individual liberty in America?

The Chief Justice

Appointment and Influence

By Artemus Ward & David J. Danelski
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Judicial Politics, Law, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law

Scholars use the most advanced methods in judicial studies to examine the role of Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings in the U.S. Senate

Reconsidering the Charade

By Dion Farganis & Justin Wedeking
Subjects: Political Science, Judicial Politics, American Politics, Political Methodology, Law, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law

How much do Supreme Court nominees reveal at their confirmation hearings, and how do their answers affect senators' votes?

The Congressional Black Caucus, Minority Voting Rights, and the U.S. Supreme Court

By Christina Rivers
Subjects: Political Science, Race and Politics, American Politics, Law, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law, African American Studies

The U.S. Supreme Court and the Congressional Black Caucus disagree over how best to protect minority voting rights

Identities, Politics, and Rights

Edited by Austin Sarat & Thomas R. Kearns
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought

A reevaluation of how rights liberate and constrain human behavior

The Politics of Community Policing

Rearranging the Power to Punish

By William (Bill) Thomas Lyons
Subjects: Law, Sociology, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Law, Meaning, and Violence

Community policing, the author argues, does not necessarily empower the community but often increases the power of the police

The Politics of Rights

Lawyers, Public Policy, and Political Change

2nd Edition, With a New Preface by the author, and a New Foreword by Malcolm Feeley

By Stuart A. Scheingold
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Law

The classic work that revolutionized discussions of the relationship between law and social change is now available in an augmented thirtieth anniversary edition

Governing Fortune

Casino Gambling in America

By Ernest P. Goss & Edward A. Morse
Subjects: Economics, Political Science, American Politics, Law, Public Policy

The first accessible introduction to the American gaming landscape

When Courts and Congress Collide

The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System

By Charles Gardner Geyh
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics

Can our nation's judiciary remain independent, in light of the battle over judicial appointments?

The Next Twenty-five Years

Affirmative Action in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa

By David Lee Featherman, Marvin Krislov, and Martin Hall
Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Political Science, Public Policy, American Politics, African American Studies, Law, African Studies

A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of higher education in diverse democracies

Institutional Change in American Politics

The Case of Term Limits

Edited by Karl T. Kurtz, Bruce E. Cain, and Richard G. Niemi
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Public Policy, Law

The first comprehensive look at the long-term effect of the 1990s wave of term limits legislation

The Pioneers of Judicial Behavior

Edited by Nancy L. Maveety
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics, Political Methodology

Examines the contributions of the "pioneers" of research into judicial behavior

Law's Violence

Edited by Austin Sarat & Thomas R. Kearns
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought

Seven diverse voices probe the use of violence to enforce law and the effect of this use of violence on law

Educated by Initiative

The Effects of Direct Democracy on Citizens and Political Organizations in the American States

By Daniel A. Smith & Caroline Tolbert
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Law

An analysis of the importance of direct democracy in American political life

The Rhetoric of Law

Edited by Austin Sarat & Thomas R. Kearns
Subjects: Law, Literary Studies, Literary Criticism and Theory, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought

An interdisciplinary critique of the relationship between words and the law

Term Limits in State Legislatures

By John M. Carey, Richard G. Niemi, and Lynda W. Powell
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics

Do term limits revolutionize the behavior of state legislators?

Justice and Injustice in Law and Legal Theory

Edited by Austin Sarat & Thomas R. Kearns
Subjects: Law, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought

Explores the relationship between law and justice

Law in Everyday Life

Edited by Austin Sarat & Thomas R. Kearns
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought

An exploration of law's place in everyday life and the influence of everyday life on the law

The Fate of Law

Edited by Austin Sarat & Thomas R. Kearns
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought

Assesses the impact of intellectual and political movements of the late twentieth century on law and legal theory

The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior

By Lawrence Baum
Subjects: Law, Political Science, American Politics
Series: Analytical Perspectives on Politics

How do we explain judges' decisions?

Out of the Closets and into the Courts

Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation

By Ellen Ann Andersen
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Law, Sexuality Studies

Draws on political science, law, and sociology to explain the origins, progress, and outcomes of gay rights litigation

Small Change

Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform

By Raymond J. La Raja
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Law

A rich analysis of the colorful and contentious history of campaign finance reform

Governing Fortune

Casino Gambling in America

By Edward A. Morse & Ernest P. Goss
Subjects: Economics, Political Science, American Politics, Law, Public Policy

The first accessible introduction to the American gaming landscape

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