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"A thought-provoking book about the fundamental issues of democracy, federalism, and separation of powers. . . . [A]n ode to representative government." -- Ross Weiner, Legal Times

...[A] critique of astonishing efforts to govern society through the miracle of what the authors call 'institutional reform litigation.' -- Thomas J. Main, Wall Street Journal

...[C]losely documented...Impassioned...[T]he guidepost for one side in any debate on the proper role of institutional reform litigation. -- Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal

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“A compelling story with a powerful argument backed by lots of fascinating stories about judicial shipwrecks.”—James B. Jacobs, New York University School of Law

"Democracy by Decree shows how courts can protect rights and still let mayors and governors do their job.”—John Sexton, president of NYU and dean of NYU Law School

“A brilliant, well-written and brave account of how federal courts have distorted our political system by taking control of complex institutions like schools and prisons--sometimes for decades--instead of enforcing rights, which is their proper domain.”
--Diane Ravitch, New York University

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press (January 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300092725
ISBN-13: 978-0300092721
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #354,343 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Carol Sherman, a young legal aid attorney practicing before New York City's family court in 1972, could do nothing to help her twelve-year-old client Shirley Wilder. Read the first page

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New York City, Supreme Court, Special Master Frankel, Gross Program, Chancellor Macchiarola, Clean Air Act, Judge Shapiro, United Cerebral Palsy, Michael Rebell, Jim Crow, Mayor Goode, Disabilities Act, John Gray, Magistrate Caden, African Americans, Kansas City, Marcia Lowry, United States, April Plan, Commissioner Scoppetta, Department of Education, Mayor Koch, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, Thurgood Marshall

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This book cites 47 books:

Suing Government: Citizen Remedies for Official Wrongs by Peter H. Schuck on 4 pages
Between the Lines: Interpreting Welfare Rights by R. Shep Melnick on 4 pages
The Courts and Social Policy by Donald L. Horowitz on 4 pages
The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? (American Politics and Political Economy Series) by Gerald N. Rosenberg in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Across the River: Politics and Education in the City by Joseph Viteritti in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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7 books cite this book:

Saving Our Environment from Washington: How Congress Grabs Power, Shirks Responsibility, and Shortchanges the People (RN) by Professor David Schoenbrod in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Better Than Perfect: How Gifted Bosses And Great Employees Can Lift the Performance of Those Around Them by Dale A. Dauten on page 150, and Back Matter
Making Policy, Making Law: An Interbranch Perspective (American Governance and Public Policy) by Mark C Miller in Back Matter
Law as a Means to an End: Threat to the Rule of Law (Law in Context) by Brian Z. Tamanaha on page 160
Congressional Preemption: Regulatory Federalism by Joseph F. Zimmerman in Back Matter

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