Lighting the Way: Federal Courts, Civil Rights, and Public Policy

by Douglas Rice

Book Overview

Do our federal courts, including the Supreme Court, lead or merely implement public policy? This is a critical question in the study and practice of law, with a long history of continued dispute and contradictory evidence. In Lighting the Way, Douglas Rice systematically examines both sides of this debate.

Introducing compelling new data on the policy focuses of federal courts, Rice presents the first long-term, comprehensive consideration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813943949
• ISBN13: 9780813943947
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"