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Litigating Federalism The States Before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Eric N. Waltenburg, Bill Swinford
Book Code: GM0607
ISBN: 0-313-30607-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30607-5
176 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/1999
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Legal Studies
Series Number: 88
Reviews:
  • This book still contributes to our understanding of groups and their strategies before the Supreme Court. Scholars of Supreme Court decision making, interest groups, and state politics may find this work of interest.
    —The Law and Politics Book Review
  • This readable volume breaks new ground in the analysis of a major trend in U.S. federalism.
    —Publius
  • ...this text is recommended for law students and anyone majoring in government studies. It would also be useful for persons who are conducting research in this area.
    —Legal Information Alert
Description: Waltenburg and Swinford provide a detailed and systematic examination of state government activity before the U.S. Supreme Court. They provide an explanatory model of state litigation behavior that both rests upon a solid theoretical perspective and places state decisions in a larger political context. After an examination of the evolution of U.S. constitutional law on issues of direct state concern, Waltenburg and Swinford focus most of their attention on qualitative and quanitative analyses of the behavior over time of states in all their roles before the Court. Scholars and other researchers interested in judicial decision-making, Constitutional Law, and inter-governmental relations will find this a particularly useful study.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The States and the Commerce Power
  • A Federalist Jurisprudence?
  • The Evolution of Advocacy: The Offices of State Attorney General
  • Patterns of State Participation Before the Court
  • A Model of State Participation Before the Court
  • The Recent Court and the Pro-State Bloc
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Table of Cases
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 98-15331
LCC Class: KF4600
Dewey Class: 342
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