Donald R. Songer Susan B. Haire Reginald S. Sheehan
While many fine works of scholarship examine the role of the Supreme Court in American politics, there has been a dearth of scholarly books that focus on the Courts of Appeals. Continuity and Change on the United States Courts of Appeals is unique both in its focus on this level of the judiciary and its approach that examines major trends over the twentieth century. Since the Supreme Court has the discretion to refuse to hear almost all cases appealed to it, the Courts of Appeals are usually the final option for litigants in the federal system. Unless overturned by the Supreme Court...
While many fine works of scholarship examine the role of the Supreme Court in American politics, there has been a dearth of scholarly books that focus...
Thomas H. Hammond Chris W. Bonneau Reginald S. Sheehan
Despite several decades of research on Supreme Court decision-making by specialists in judicial politics, there is no good answer to a key question: if each justice's behavior on the Court were motivated solely by some kind of "liberal" or "conservative" ideology, what patterns should be expected in the Court's decision-making practices and in the Court's final decisions? It is only when these patterns are identified in advance that political scientists will be able to empirically evaluate theories which assert that the justices' behavior is motivated by the pursuit of their personal policy...
Despite several decades of research on Supreme Court decision-making by specialists in judicial politics, there is no good answer to a key question: i...
Thomas H. Hammond Chris W. Bonneau Reginald S. Sheehan
Despite several decades of research on Supreme Court decision-making by specialists in judicial politics, there is no good answer to a key question: if each justice's behavior on the Court were motivated solely by some kind of "liberal" or "conservative" ideology, what patterns should be expected in the Court's decision-making practices and in the Court's final decisions? It is only when these patterns are identified in advance that political scientists will be able to empirically evaluate theories which assert that the justices' behavior is motivated by the pursuit of their personal policy...
Despite several decades of research on Supreme Court decision-making by specialists in judicial politics, there is no good answer to a key question: i...