NMC Library
Image from Google Jackets

Are judges political? : an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary / Cass R. Sunstein ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006.Description: x, 177 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780815782346 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0815782349 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.73/14 22
LOC classification:
  • KF8775 .A97 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
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.

Includes bibliographical references 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.

Powered by Koha