Abstract: To say that a constitutional court has played a significant role in governance of a nation implies that the court's decisions are consequential – that they make a difference, have an independent effect on politics, public policy, and power relationships, or on social or economic life, the treatment of minorities, criminal suspects, political or religious dissidents. This essay, accordingly, discusses the roles played by the U.S. Supreme Court in the twentieth century, asking to what extent and in what ways the Court was a consequential political actor.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-04-08
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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