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Pages: 194
Authors: Cass R. Sunstein
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-02-01 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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Over the past two decades, the United States has seen an intense debate about the composition of the federal judiciary. Are judges "activists"? Should they stop
All Judges Are Political—Except When They Are Not
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: Keith Bybee
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-24 - Publisher: Stanford Law Books

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Comparing law to the American practice of common courtesy, this book explains how our courts not only survive under conditions of suspected hypocrisy, but actua
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics
Language: en
Pages: 113
Authors: Stephen Breyer
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-14 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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A sitting justice reflects upon the authority of the Supreme CourtÑhow that authority was gained and how measures to restructure the Court could undermine both
Electing Judges
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: James L. Gibson
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-20 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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"In Electing Judges, James L. Gibson responds to the growing chorus of critics who fear that the politics of running for office undermine judicial independence.
The Behavior of Federal Judges
Language: en
Pages: 491
Authors: Lee Epstein
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-07 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Judges play a central role in the American legal system, but their behavior as decision-makers is not well understood, even among themselves. The system permits