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Subject(s)

• Actions and defenses—United States [Browse]
• Policy sciences—United States [Browse]
• Law—Political aspects—United States [Browse]
• Civil law—United States [Browse]

Series

• Studies in postwar American political development. [More in this series]
• Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]

Summary note

In the last half century since the height of the rights revolution - a period marked by significant rights expansions but limited government capacity to enforce them - efforts to defend individuals' and communities' rights have hinged on the effectiveness of the 'litigation state' - a fragile but sometimes powerful mode of governance that relies on private litigants and their attorneys, rather than agencies, to enforce the laws of the land. In this book, Quinn Mulroy argues that this system of governance was built and shaped by the concerted, mission-driven efforts of the agency officials who have largely been written out of the story of the litigation state.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 7, 2025).

ISBN

• 0-19-094259-2
• 0-19-094260-6
• 0-19-094261-4

OCLC

1518631202

Doi

10.1093/9780190942618.001.0001

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