The Choices Justices Make
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568022263 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Herman Pritchett of Courts, Judges and Politics, 6th ed. Walker; and The Choices Justices Make (1998) with Jack Knight, which won the C. He is the author of Institutions and Social Conflict and co-editor of Explaining Social Institutions with Itai Sened. from Emory University. About the AuthorLee Epstein is the Beatrice Kuhn Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. Jack Knight is professor in the political science department, a fellow of the Center for Political Economy, and a member of the Committee on Social Thought and Analysis at Washington University. In addition, she is coauthor, with Walter F. . Murphy and C. (2006). She rec
Choices is a thought-provoking, yet nontechnical work that is an ideal supplement for judicial process and public law courses. Data culled from the Court's public records and from the private papers of Justices Brennan, Douglas, Marshall, and Powell provide empirical evidence to support the central argument, while numerous examples from the justices' papers animate the work.. All these factors hold sway over justices as they make their decisions, from which cases to accept, to how to interact with their colleagues, and what policies to adopt in their opinions. In addition to offering a unique and sustained theoretical account, the authors tell a fascinating story of how the Court works. The Choices Justices Make is a groundbreaking work that offers a strategic account of Supreme Court decision making. Justices realize that their ability to achieve their policy and other goals depends on the preferences of other actors, the choices they expect others to make, and the institutional context in which they act
Five Stars Itzchak E. Kornfeld The politics of a supposedly unpolitical institution.. This one is okay Boring, but you will learn a lot from it. Good book if you really want to know why supreme court justices make the choices they do.. "Great Book, Great Condition." according to Leonor C. Perea. This book came super fast. Has some usage but still in great condition. Thank you.
She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Murphy and C. (2006). Herman Pritchett Award for the best book on law and courts. (2007) with Segal, Harold J. Lee Epstein is the Beatrice Kuhn Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. Spaeth, and Thomas G. Segal; The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and De