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Deciding to leave : the politics of retirement from the United States Supreme Court /
While much has been written on Supreme Court appointments, Deciding to Leave provides the first systematic look at the process by which justices decide to retire from the bench, and why this has become increasingly partisan in recent years. Since 1954, generous retirement provisions and decreasing w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | SUNY series in American constitutionalism.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | While much has been written on Supreme Court appointments, Deciding to Leave provides the first systematic look at the process by which justices decide to retire from the bench, and why this has become increasingly partisan in recent years. Since 1954, generous retirement provisions and decreasing workloads have allowed justices to depart strategically when a president of their own party occupies the White House. Otherwise, the justices remain in their seats, often past their ability to effectively participate in the work of the Court. While there are benefits and drawbacks to various reform proposals, Ward argues that mandatory retirement goes farthest in combating partisanship and protecting the institution of the Court. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-328) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1417523972 9781417523979 0791456528 9780791456521 079145651X 9780791456514 9780791487228 0791487229 |