Are judges political? [electronic resource] : an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary / Cass R. Sunstein ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Sunstein, Cass R
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006Description: x, 177 p. : ill.Subject(s): Judges -- United States | Judicial process -- United States | Political questions and judicial power -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 347.73/14 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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