The Constrained Court : Law, Politics, and the Decisions Justices Make /

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How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? The Constrained Court combines new theoretical insights and extensive data analysis to show that law and politics together shape the behavior o...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bailey, Michael A., 1969-
Autres auteurs: Maltzman, Forrest, 1963-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Government > Federal.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? The Constrained Court combines new theoretical insights and extensive data analysis to show that law and politics together shape the behavior of justices on the Supreme Court. Michael Bailey and Forrest Maltzman show how two types of constraints have influenced the decision making of the modern Court. First, Bailey and Maltzman document that important legal doctrines, such as respect for precedents, have influenced every justice since 1950.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9781400840267

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