Are judges political? [[electronic resource] ] : an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary / / Cass R. Sunstein ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451792903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2006
• ISBN: 0-8157-8235-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SunsteinCass R
• Disciplina: 347.73/14
• Soggetti: Judges - United States; Judicial process - United States; Political questions and judicial power - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-170) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Studying judges with numbers -- Ideological votes and ideological panels -- Nonideological voting and entrenched views -- Explaining the data : conformity, group polarization, and the rule of law -- The case of big decisions: of segregation, abortion, and obscenity -- More conservative than thou? : judicial voting across circuits, across presidents, and over time -- What should be done? : of politics, judging, and diversity.