The puzzle of unanimity : consensus on the United States Supreme Court /

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The U.S. Supreme Court typically rules on cases that present complex legal questions. Given the challenging nature of its cases and the popular view that the Court is divided along ideological lines, it's commonly assumed that the Court routinely hands down equally-divided decisions. Yet the ju...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Corley, Pamela C., 1967- (Autor), Steigerwalt, Amy, 1976- (Autor), Ward, Artemus, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford Law Books, [2013]
Temas:
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
Judicial process > United States.
Consensus (Social sciences) > United States.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW / Courts
Consensus (Social sciences)
Judicial process
United States of America, USA.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Legal systems: courts & procedure.
Law.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The U.S. Supreme Court typically rules on cases that present complex legal questions. Given the challenging nature of its cases and the popular view that the Court is divided along ideological lines, it's commonly assumed that the Court routinely hands down equally-divided decisions. Yet the justices actually issue unanimous decisions in approximately one third of the cases they decide. Drawing on data from the U.S. Supreme Court database, internal court documents, and the justices' private papers, The Puzzle of Unanimity provides the first comprehensive account of how the C.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 201 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0804786321
9780804786324

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