At the intersection of law and politics stands the U.S. solicitor 
general. Although even the informed public rarely thinks of the 
solicitor general in relation to the major issues that have challenged 
American society, this office actually has considerable control over 
the cases the Supreme Court addresses. To bring the Office of 
Solicitor General (OSG) out of the shadows and into the clear light 
of public attention, Between Law and Politics looks at three hotly 
contested policy areas—race, gender, and reproductive rights—to 
see how the office balances the goals of the president, Congress, 
and the Supreme Court.

    Using interviews with solicitors general and their staffs, as well 
as members of the Department of Justice and others, and analyzing 
Supreme Court cases beginning with the Truman administration, 
Richard Pacelle, Jr., shows how the OSG balances the competing 
forces in its environment.

    This detailed and systematic study will be of great interest to 
those who study the Supreme Court, the presidency, and public 
policy.

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RICHARD PACELLE, JR., is a professor and chair of the Department
of Political Science at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro,
Georgia.


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