Are judges political? an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary / [electronic resource] : Cass R. Sunstein ... [et al.]. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006. - x, 177 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-170) 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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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Judges--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.


Electronic books.

KF8775 / .A97 2006eb

347.73/14

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