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.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Judges--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Electronic books.
KF8775 / .A97 2006eb
347.73/14
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.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Judges--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Electronic books.
KF8775 / .A97 2006eb
347.73/14