The authors analyze abortion and death penalty decisions by the Supreme Court and argue that they provide prime examples of abrupt legal change. After proposing that the strength of legal arguments has at least as much impact on Court decisions as do public opinion and justices' political beliefs, they focus on the way litigators propel certain issues onto the Court's agenda and seek to persuade the justices to affect legal change.
The authors analyze abortion and death penalty decisions by the Supreme Court and argue that they provide prime examples of abrupt legal change. After...
The Choices Justices Make argues convincingly that Supreme Court justices are policy-makers who strategically select courses of action by weighing not only their own preferences, but also the actions they expect from their colleagues on the Court, Congress, and the president.
Enriched with unique data, stories, and internal documents culled from four justices' private papers, this book makes a strong case for the factors that hold sway over justices as they decide which cases to accept, how to vote in conference, and how to word their written opinions.
The Choices Justices Make argues convincingly that Supreme Court justices are policy-makers who strategically select courses of action by weighing not...
"Public Interest Law Groups" focuses on a special segment of the profession, namely groups that provide cost-free legal care to willing clients' including legal aid and legal services groups, interest groups that litigate, and public-interest law firms.' . . . It ought to be an automatic purchase for law school libraries and it will fulfull needs for information about these organizations in large public and academic libraries. "Wilson Library Bulletin"
In recent years, public interest law has shifted from an exclusive interest in the expansion of rights in such areas as consumer...
"Public Interest Law Groups" focuses on a special segment of the profession, namely groups that provide cost-free legal care to willing clients' in...
Contains 17 essays illustrating judicial politics studies using a wide array of contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches. Sections cover legal players, trial courts, lower appellate courts, the Supreme Court, and the impact of court decisions. Topics examined include information used b
Contains 17 essays illustrating judicial politics studies using a wide array of contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches. Sections cover...
