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No Day in Court explores one of the central, if largely unknown, legal developments in recent history: the increasing inability of individuals to go to court to vindicate their rights. Staszak shows how procedural and administrative rules have been purposefully rewritten to favor corporate and other defendants over the rights of prospective plaintiffs. An important and timely book. -Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Oath and The Nine One of the most important stories about America's civil rights revolution has been the story of retrenchment-how rights guarantees have been systematically limited by procedural reforms that restrict judicial remedies. Sarah Staszak shows how both supporters and opponents of the rights revolution have been complicit in rationing and blocking access to the courts. If you want to understand what happened to the promise of civil rights in this country, read this book. -Jack M. Balkin, Yale Law School For the less advantaged, DeTocqueville's observation that in America every political issue becomes a judicial one may no longer be true. In a work of admirable breadth, Sarah Staszak shows that a congeries of organziations and movements have collaborated to reduce access to courts. After time well spent with Staszak's cogent argument, readers will never view alternative dispute resolution, administrative rulings, state sovereign immunity and attorney's fees quite the same way. -Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University A fascinating book that provides great insight into the politics of retrenchment. Staszak shows convincingly that scholars need to pay more careful attention to the hidden world of procedural rules that shape the capacities of judges to make policy. This is a highly original study that enriches understanding of how political processes shape the role of the courts. -George Lovell, University of Washington No Day in Court is a major statement, and promises to open up a new area of scholarship. It is a book loaded with penetrating insights, elegant writing, and historical depth, and most importantly, provides powerful theoretical tools for understanding judicial retrenchment-a phenomenon that is a key part of American history but more than ever characterizes our present political environment. -John D. Skrentny, University of California, San Diego

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Sarah Staszak is a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at Harvard University and an Assistant Professor in Political Science at The City College of New York-CUNY.

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