The Poor in Court ：The Legal Services Program and Supreme Court Decision Making ( Princeton Legacy Library )

Publication subTitle ：The Legal Services Program and Supreme Court Decision Making

Publication series ：Princeton Legacy Library

Author： Lawrence Susan E.;;;  

Publisher： Princeton University Press‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: 9781400861460

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691078557

Subject： D Political and Legal;D9 Law;D909.9 法制史

Keyword： 政治、法律,法律

Language： ENG

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Focusing on the Supreme Court as an integral part of the policy-making process, Susan Lawrence examines how a change in who has access to the Court, and the nature of the institutions that structure that access, has affected its agenda setting and doctrinal development. In her analysis of cases sponsored by the Legal Services Program (LSP) before the Supreme Court during the 1966 through 1974 terms, she explores the effect of this agency in creating a voice for the poor in the judicial policy-making process. The Court's response to cases presented by the LSP--as exemplified in its decisions to invalidate residency requirements for welfare recipients (Shapiro v. Thompson, 1969) but uphold maximum family grants (Dandridge v. Williams, 1970)--is described as emerging from a timely combination of new litigant claims, available legal bases, and judicial values and role conceptions, all of which were shaped by the political climate of the era. Lawrence convincingly argues that litigation before the Court is a powerful method of political participation for the disadvantaged.

Originally published in 1990.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Libra

Chapter

Cover

Cover

Cover

Contents

Contents

Contents

Preface

Preface

Preface

List of Tables

List of Tables

List of Tables

1. Introduction: Access to the U.S. Supreme Court

1. Introduction: Access to the U.S. Supreme Court

1. Introduction: Access to the U.S. Supreme Court

2. Philosophies of Legal Assistance and Access to the Courts

2. Philosophies of Legal Assistance and Access to the Courts

2. Philosophies of Legal Assistance and Access to the Courts

3. Appealing to the Supreme Court

3. Appealing to the Supreme Court

3. Appealing to the Supreme Court

4. Getting on the Court's Decision Agenda

4. Getting on the Court's Decision Agenda

4. Getting on the Court's Decision Agenda

5. Decision Making in LSP Cases

5. Decision Making in LSP Cases

5. Decision Making in LSP Cases

6. The LSP's Role in the Development of Law

6. The LSP's Role in the Development of Law

6. The LSP's Role in the Development of Law

7. Conclusion: Litigants, the Court, and Democracy

7. Conclusion: Litigants, the Court, and Democracy

7. Conclusion: Litigants, the Court, and Democracy

Appendix A Research Methods

Appendix A Research Methods

Appendix A Research Methods

Appendix B LSP Review and Success Rates by Year, 1966-1974 Terms

Appendix B LSP Review and Success Rates by Year, 1966-1974 Terms

Appendix B LSP Review and Success Rates by Year, 1966-1974 Terms

Appendix C Review and Success Rates of Selected Groups before the Supreme Court

Appendix C Review and Success Rates of Selected Groups before the Supreme Court

Appendix C Review and Success Rates of Selected Groups before the Supreme Court

Appendix D LSP Cases Remanded

Appendix D LSP Cases Remanded

Appendix D LSP Cases Remanded

Appendix E Agreement Rates Between Justices in LSP Cases and the Court's Entire Docket, 1966-1974 Terms

Appendix E Agreement Rates Between Justices in LSP Cases and the Court's Entire Docket, 1966-1974 Terms

Appendix E Agreement Rates Between Justices in LSP Cases and the Court's Entire Docket, 1966-1974 Terms

Bibliography

Bibliography

Bibliography

Table of Cases Cited

Table of Cases Cited

Table of Cases Cited

Index

Index

Index

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