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The Choices Justices Make

Author : Lee Epstein
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 148330485X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book The Choices Justices Make written by Lee Epstein and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Choices Justices Make is a groundbreaking work that offers a strategic account of Supreme Court decision making. Justices realize that their ability to achieve their policy and other goals depends on the preferences of other actors, the choices they expect others to make, and the institutional context in which they act. All these factors hold sway over justices as they make their decisions, from which cases to accept, to how to interact with their colleagues, and what policies to adopt in their opinions. Choices is a thought-provoking, yet nontechnical work that is an ideal supplement for judicial process and public law courses. In addition to offering a unique and sustained theoretical account, the authors tell a fascinating story of how the Court works. Data culled from the Court's public records and from the private papers of Justices Brennan, Douglas, Marshall, and Powell provide empirical evidence to support the central argument, while numerous examples from the justices' papers animate the work.

The Solicitor General and the United States Supreme Court

Author : Ryan C. Black
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107015294
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Solicitor General and the United States Supreme Court written by Ryan C. Black and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines whether and how the Office of the Solicitor General influences the United States Supreme Court. Combining archival data with recent innovations in the areas of matching and causal inference, the book finds that the Solicitor General influences every aspect of the Court's decision making process.

The Behavior of Federal Judges

Author : Lee Epstein
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674070682
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Behavior of Federal Judges written by Lee Epstein and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-07 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judges play a central role in the American legal system, but their behavior as decision-makers is not well understood, even among themselves. The system permits judges to be quite secretive (and most of them are), so indirect methods are required to make sense of their behavior. Here, a political scientist, an economist, and a judge work together to construct a unified theory of judicial decision-making. Using statistical methods to test hypotheses, they dispel the mystery of how judicial decisions in district courts, circuit courts, and the Supreme Court are made. The authors derive their hypotheses from a labor-market model, which allows them to consider judges as they would any other economic actors: as self-interested individuals motivated by both the pecuniary and non-pecuniary aspects of their work. In the authors' view, this model describes judicial behavior better than either the traditional “legalist” theory, which sees judges as automatons who mechanically apply the law to the facts, or the current dominant theory in political science, which exaggerates the ideological component in judicial behavior. Ideology does figure into decision-making at all levels of the federal judiciary, the authors find, but its influence is not uniform. It diminishes as one moves down the judicial hierarchy from the Supreme Court to the courts of appeals to the district courts. As The Behavior of Federal Judges demonstrates, the good news is that ideology does not extinguish the influence of other components in judicial decision-making. Federal judges are not just robots or politicians in robes.

Advice and Consent

Author : Lee Epstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195345835
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Advice and Consent written by Lee Epstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme Court Justices--and threats to filibuster lower court judges--the selection process is likely to be, once again, the center of red-hot partisan debate. In Advice and Consent, two leading legal scholars, Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A. Segal, offer a brief, illuminating Baedeker to this highly important procedure, discussing everything from constitutional background, to crucial differences in the nomination of judges and justices, to the role of the Judiciary Committee in vetting nominees. Epstein and Segal shed light on the role played by the media, by the American Bar Association, and by special interest groups (whose efforts helped defeat Judge Bork). Though it is often assumed that political clashes over nominees are a new phenomenon, the authors argue that the appointment of justices and judges has always been a highly contentious process--one largely driven by ideological and partisan concerns. The reader discovers how presidents and the senate have tried to remake the bench, ranging from FDR's controversial "court packing" scheme to the Senate's creation in 1978 of 35 new appellate and 117 district court judgeships, allowing the Democrats to shape the judiciary for years. The authors conclude with possible "reforms," from the so-called nuclear option, whereby a majority of the Senate could vote to prohibit filibusters, to the even more dramatic suggestion that Congress eliminate a judge's life tenure either by term limits or compulsory retirement. With key appointments looming on the horizon, Advice and Consent provides everything concerned citizens need to know to understand the partisan rows that surround the judicial nominating process.

Crafting Law on the Supreme Court

Author : Forrest Maltzman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521783941
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Crafting Law on the Supreme Court written by Forrest Maltzman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supreme Court decisions stem largely from the political nature of the opinion writing process.

Oral Arguments and Decision Making on the United States Supreme Court

Author : Timothy R. Johnson
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791461037
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (61 download)

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Book Synopsis Oral Arguments and Decision Making on the United States Supreme Court by : Timothy R. Johnson

Download or read book Oral Arguments and Decision Making on the United States Supreme Court written by Timothy R. Johnson and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2004-07-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How oral arguments influence the decisions of Supreme Court justices.

Supreme Myths

Author : Eric J. Segall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Supreme Myths written by Eric J. Segall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores some of the most glaring misunderstandings about the U.S. Supreme Court—and makes a strong case for why our Supreme Court Justices should not be entrusted with decisions that affect every American citizen. Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is Not a Court and its Justices are Not Judges presents a detailed discussion of the Court's most important and controversial constitutional cases that demonstrates why it doesn't justify being labeled "a court of law." Eric Segall, professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law for two decades, explains why this third branch of the national government is an institution that makes important judgments about fundamental questions based on the Justices' ideological preferences, not the law. A complete understanding of the true nature of the Court's decision-making process is necessary, he argues, before an intelligent debate over who should serve on the Court—and how they should resolve cases—can be held. Addressing front-page areas of constitutional law such as health care, abortion, affirmative action, gun control, and freedom of religion, this book offers a frank description of how the Supreme Court truly operates, a critique of life tenure of its Justices, and a set of proposals aimed at making the Court function more transparently to further the goals of our representative democracy.

You Are the Supreme Court Justice

Author : Nathan Aaseng
Publisher : Oliver PressInc
ISBN 13 : 9781881508144
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book You Are the Supreme Court Justice written by Nathan Aaseng and published by Oliver PressInc. This book was released on 1994 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents eight significant Supreme Court cases, allowing readers to decide the ruling for each situation, and then describes the actual decisions and their results for each case

The Supreme Court and the Attitudinal Model Revisited

Author : Jeffrey A. Segal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521789714
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (897 download)

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Book Synopsis The Supreme Court and the Attitudinal Model Revisited by : Jeffrey A. Segal

Download or read book The Supreme Court and the Attitudinal Model Revisited written by Jeffrey A. Segal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-16 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading scholars of the Supreme Court explain and predict its decision making.

New Directions in Judicial Politics

Author : Kevin T. McGuire
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136650016
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book New Directions in Judicial Politics written by Kevin T. McGuire and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its often vague legal concepts and institutions that operate according to unfamiliar procedures, judicial decision-making is, in many respects, a highly enigmatic process. New Directions in Judicial Politics seeks to demystify the courts, offering readers the insights of empirical research to address questions that are of genuine interest to students. In addition to presenting a set of conclusions about the way in which courts operate, this book also models the craft of political research, illustrating how one can account for a variety of factors that might affect the courts and how they operate. The renowned scholars and teachers in this volume invite critical thinking, not only about the substance of law and courts in America, but also about the ways in which we study judicial politics.

The Making of a Justice

Author : Justice John Paul Stevens
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316489670
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Making of a Justice written by Justice John Paul Stevens and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times). When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In The Making of a Justice, he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court. Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society during some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, The Making of a Justice is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.

Justice on the Brink

Author : Linda Greenhouse
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0593447948
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Justice on the Brink written by Linda Greenhouse and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping story of the Supreme Court’s transformation from a measured institution of law and justice into a highly politicized body dominated by a right-wing supermajority, told through the dramatic lens of its most transformative year, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning law columnist for The New York Times—with a new preface by the author “A dazzling feat . . . meaty, often scintillating and sometimes scary . . . Greenhouse is a virtuoso of SCOTUS analysis.”—The Washington Post In Justice on the Brink, legendary journalist Linda Greenhouse gives us unique insight into a court under stress, providing the context and brilliant analysis readers of her work in The New York Times have come to expect. In a page-turning narrative, she recounts the twelve months when the court turned its back on its legacy and traditions, abandoning any effort to stay above and separate from politics. With remarkable clarity and deep institutional knowledge, Greenhouse shows the seeds being planted for the court’s eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade, expansion of access to guns, and unprecedented elevation of religious rights in American society. Both a chronicle and a requiem, Justice on the Brink depicts the struggle for the soul of the Supreme Court, and points to the future that awaits all of us.

Elements of Judicial Strategy

Author : Walter F. Murphy
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
ISBN 13 : 1610273540
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Elements of Judicial Strategy written by Walter F. Murphy and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Conscientious Justice

Author : Ryan C. Black
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107168716
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Conscientious Justice written by Ryan C. Black and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how Supreme Court justices' personalities, particularly conscientiousness, influence the Law, the High Court, and the Constitution.

God Save this Honorable Court

Author : Laurence H. Tribe
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book God Save this Honorable Court written by Laurence H. Tribe and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1986 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses the impact of the Supreme Court on our daily lives, looks at the results of previous appointments to the Court, and describes the Supreme Court's constitutional role.

Supreme Court

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1432 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supreme Court written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 1432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Author : Neil Gorsuch
Publisher : Crown Forum
ISBN 13 : 0525576797
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book A Republic, If You Can Keep It written by Neil Gorsuch and published by Crown Forum. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Justice Neil Gorsuch reflects on his journey to the Supreme Court, the role of the judge under our Constitution, and the vital responsibility of each American to keep our republic strong. As Benjamin Franklin left the Constitutional Convention, he was reportedly asked what kind of government the founders would propose. He replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” In this book, Justice Neil Gorsuch shares personal reflections, speeches, and essays that focus on the remarkable gift the framers left us in the Constitution. Justice Gorsuch draws on his thirty-year career as a lawyer, teacher, judge, and justice to explore essential aspects our Constitution, its separation of powers, and the liberties it is designed to protect. He discusses the role of the judge in our constitutional order, and why he believes that originalism and textualism are the surest guides to interpreting our nation’s founding documents and protecting our freedoms. He explains, too, the importance of affordable access to the courts in realizing the promise of equal justice under law—while highlighting some of the challenges we face on this front today. Along the way, Justice Gorsuch reveals some of the events that have shaped his life and outlook, from his upbringing in Colorado to his Supreme Court confirmation process. And he emphasizes the pivotal roles of civic education, civil discourse, and mutual respect in maintaining a healthy republic. A Republic, If You Can Keep It offers compelling insights into Justice Gorsuch’s faith in America and its founding documents, his thoughts on our Constitution’s design and the judge’s place within it, and his beliefs about the responsibility each of us shares to sustain our distinctive republic of, by, and for “We the People.”