Inside the equal access to justice act.

Inside the equal access to justice act.

Lowell E. Baier, one of America's preeminent experts on environmental litigation, chronicles the century-long story of Americas' resources management, focusing on litigations, citizen suit provisions, and attorneys' fees. Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act will be a valuable resou...

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Main Author: Baier, Lowell E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
Subjects:
United States. > Equal Access to Justice Act.
Equal Access to Justice Act (United States)
Environmental law > United States > Trial practice.
Lawyers > Fees > United States.
Costs (Law) > United States.
Costs (Law)
Environmental law > Trial practice
Lawyers > Fees
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act; Contents; List of Illustrations ; Preface ; Prologue: Environmental Litigation and Its Consequences ; 1 The Growth of Government Regulation in the United States ; The New Deal and the Foundation of the Administrative State.
  • The Administrative Procedure Act and Control Over Agencies Expanding Entitlements ; The Great Society: Kennedy and Johnson ; The Era of Public Interest Law: Civil Rights, Consumerism, and Environmentalism ; Environmental Litigation and Broadening the Waiver of Sovereign Immunity.
  • 2 The Development of the Equal Access to Justice Act Early EAJA Proposals: Expanding the Public Interest Mandate ; Narrowing and Focusing the Legislation: Responding to a Devastating Economic Crisis and Bureaucratic Blitzkrieg ; EAJA: The Evolution of a Unique Small Business Bill.
  • The 1980 Presidential Election and the Reagan Revolution Wisconsin's 1980 2nd District Congressional Election Campaign: A Microcosm of the Presidential Election ; The Voice of the Silent Majority: America's Small Business Community Resonates Through the Presidential Election Campaign.
  • 1980 EAJA Hearings and Chairman Kastenmeier's Dilemma The September 3-4, 1980, Markup of EAJA S. 265: Resurrection of a Pariah, the 501(c)(3) Financial Exemption ; Paranoia in the Capitol: EAJA's Enactment Becomes Politically Pragmatic.

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