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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779569603321

Autore

Wittes Benjamin

Titolo

Confirmation wars [[electronic resource] ] : preserving independent courts in angry times / / Benjamin Wittes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield

Stanford, Calif., : Published in cooperation with Hoover Institution, 2009

ISBN

1-299-45342-2

1-4422-0155-X

Edizione

[Updated 2009 ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society

Disciplina

347.73/14

Soggetti

Judges - Selection and appointment - United States

Judicial power - United States

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. [137]-159) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword to the 2009 Edition; 1. Introduction; 2. An Unsatisfying Debate; 3. The Transformation of Judicial Confirmations; 4. The Threat to Independent Courts; 5. Conclusion: A Confirmation Process for Angry Times; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index