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May it please the court : judicial processes and politics in America / Brian L. Porto.

By: Porto, Brian L.
Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, c2009Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 360 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781420067675 (pbk.); 1420067672 (pbk.).Subject(s): Political questions and judicial power -- United States | Justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- United StatesDDC classification: 347.73
Contents:
1. Courts and judges in the political process. - 2. American courts - structures and procedures. - 3. Lawyers and lawyering. - 4. Judicial selection and removal. - 5. Norm enforcement - the criminal justice process. - 6. Dispute resolution - the civil justice process. - 7. Policy making - the appellate process. - 8. Legal and political influences on judicial decision making. - 9. The limits of judicial policy making. - 10. Summary and conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Courts and judges in the political process. - 2. American courts - structures and procedures. - 3. Lawyers and lawyering. - 4. Judicial selection and removal. - 5. Norm enforcement - the criminal justice process. - 6. Dispute resolution - the civil justice process. - 7. Policy making - the appellate process. - 8. Legal and political influences on judicial decision making. - 9. The limits of judicial policy making. - 10. Summary and conclusion.