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020			_a9780190278052 _q(Cloth)
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035			_a(OCoLC)1028525804 _z(OCoLC)1028206153 _z(OCoLC)1028546536 _z(OCoLC)1028626917
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050		4	_aKF8748 _b.D485 2019
100	1		_aDevins, Neal,
245	1	4	_aThe company they keep : _bhow partisan divisions came to the Supreme Court / _cNeal Devins, Lawrence Baum.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c2019.
264		4	_c©2019.
300			_axxi, 235 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Summary of book and argument -- 2. The Supreme Court and elites -- 3. Elites, ideology, and the rise of the modern court -- 4. The court in a polarized world -- 5. Conclusions.
520			_a"Are Supreme Court justices swayed by the political environment that surrounds them? The intuitive response of most is "yes," and most point to trends in electoral politics as well as the nature of the relationship between the three branches of government. It is not that simple, however. As the eminent law and politics scholars Neal Devins and Larry Baum show in The Company They Keep, justices today are reacting to far more subtle social drivers than pressure from other branches of government or mass public opinion. In particular, by making use of social psychology, they examine why Justices are apt to follow the lead of the elite social networks that they are a part of. That is, the justices take cues primarily from the people who are closest to them and whose approval they care most about: political, social, and professional elites. The result is a court in which the justices' ideological stances reflect the dominant views in the appointing president's party. Devins and Baum argue that today's partisanship on the Court is also tied to the emergence of the conservative legal network-a social network that reinforces the conservative leanings of Republican appointees. For earlier Courts, elite social networks were not divided by political party or ideology, but for today's Court, elite social networks are largely bifurcated by partisan and ideological loyalties, and the Justices reflect that bifurcation. A fascinating examination the factors that impact decision-making, The Company They Keep will reshape our understanding of the contemporary Supreme Court."-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a""The Company They Keep" advances a new way of thinking about Supreme Court decision-making. In so doing, it explains why today's Supreme Court is the first ever in which lines of ideological division are also partisan lines between justices appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents"-- _cProvided by publisher.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bSupreme Court _xDecision making.
650		0	_aJudicial process _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPolitical questions and judicial power _zUnited States.
700	1		_aBaum, Lawrence,
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aDevins, Neal. _tCompany they keep. _dOxford [UK] ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019 _z9780190278069 _w(DLC) 2018022721.
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