The Supreme Court and Legal Change: Abortion and the Death Penalty

The Supreme Court and Legal Change: Abortion and the Death Penalty
ISBN-10
0807843849
ISBN-13
9780807843840
Category
Social Science
Pages
417
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Press
Author
Lee Epstein

Description

Recent abortion and death penalty decisions by the Supreme Court provide prime examples of abrupt legal change. With a comprehensive account of key abortion and death penalty cases, Epstein and Kobylka reach a surprising conclusion: the way litigants frame legal arguments is as important as political pressures or the moral climate in bringing about changes. 33 tables.

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