The agents of legal change -- Capital punishment I: the road to Furman -- Capital punishment II: from Furman to McCleskey -- Abortion I: the road to Roe -- Abortion II: from Roe to Webster -- The life of the law: understanding the dynamics of legal change
Summary
Annotation Traces the fortunes of abortion and the death penalty through the Supreme Court, establishing the premise that attorneys and the arguments they present have a great influence on decisions; the political orientation of the justices and the general political climate play lesser roles in determining outcomes than does legal reasoning before the Court. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Analysis
Abortion Law
United States
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-408) and index
Notes
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