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The contributors of five case studies involving foster care, teenage pregnancy and abortion, school discipline, the welfare system, and institutions for the mentally retarded examine the role and effectiveness of test case litigation brought by public-interest attorneys and resultant judicial policymaking in promoting the welfare and rights of children. Following Mnookin's introductory section, these legal experts analyze the origin, litigants, strategy, judicial history, and impact of each case ultimately resolved by the Supreme Court. This is both a critical analysis of these five cases and a textbook on judicial activism as a vehicle for structural reform, and as such could serve as a sourcebook for sociology and political science courses. Recommended for public and academic libraries. Mer lin Whiteman, Dann Pecar Newman Talesnick & Kleiman, Indianapolis (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.