Are judges political? : an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary /
Are judges political? : an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary /
Cass R. Sunstein ... [et al.].
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006.
- x, 177 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Studying judges with numbers -- Ideological votes and ideological panels -- Nonideological voting and entrenched views -- Explaining the data : conformity, group polarization, and the rule of law -- The case of big decisions : of segregation, abortion, and obscenity -- More conservative than thou? judicial voting across circuits, across presidents, and over time -- What should be done? of politics, judging, and diversity.
9780815782346 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815782349 (cloth : alk. paper)
2006012477
Judges--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
KF8775 / .A97 2006
347.73/14
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Studying judges with numbers -- Ideological votes and ideological panels -- Nonideological voting and entrenched views -- Explaining the data : conformity, group polarization, and the rule of law -- The case of big decisions : of segregation, abortion, and obscenity -- More conservative than thou? judicial voting across circuits, across presidents, and over time -- What should be done? of politics, judging, and diversity.
9780815782346 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815782349 (cloth : alk. paper)
2006012477
Judges--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
KF8775 / .A97 2006
347.73/14