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What is the constrained court view according to Rosenberg?
The American civil rights movement was an important demonstration in Rosenberg's argument of the Constrained Court view (Rosenberg, 9). The Constrained court view maintains that courts cannot produce social change.
Can courts bring about social change?
Courts decisions can sometimes contribute to change, but only when there is broad political support for it. Consider, for example, one of the most famous Supreme Court decisions ordering social change on behalf of a relatively powerless group within society, brown v. board of education (1954).
What is the hollow hope theory?
The aim of The Hollow Hope is to present an empirical and social science based examination of the efficacy of the Supreme Court in furthering significant social reform, not an ideological one. One of the strengths of social science methodology is that it reduces the likelihood of ideology determining evaluation.
What is a dynamic court view?
Dynamic Court and Constrained Court The Dynamic Court view maintains that the United States Supreme Court is indeed capable of affecting widespread change, often citing cases such as Brown v. Board and Roe v. Wade as examples.
How has the Supreme Court played a role in social change?
It has greatly enlarged the rights of criminal suspects, it has given new protection to free speech and association, and now it is threatening the ancient rural control of state legislatures. These decisions cannot be traced directly to the school case.