04050nam 2200625 450 991080706050332120230803204105.01-4384-5289-6(CKB)3710000000214287(EBL)3408911(SSID)ssj0001290465(PQKBManifestationID)12516019(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001290465(PQKBWorkID)11235944(PQKB)10904956(MiAaPQ)EBC3408911(Au-PeEL)EBL3408911(CaPaEBR)ebr10901642(OCoLC)886741876(EXLCZ)99371000000021428720140813h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChecking the courts law, ideology, and contingent discretion /Kirk A. Randazzo and Richard W. WatermanAlbany, New York :SUNY Press,2014.©20141 online resource (218 p.)SUNY series in American ConstitutionalismDescription based upon print version of record.1-4384-5287-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Anecdotal Evidence of Statutory Influence on Judges""; ""Systematic Statutory Influences on Judicial Behavior""; ""Measuring Legal Factors""; ""Organization of the Book""; ""2 Theoretical Foundations""; ""Approaches to Interpretation and the Canons of Statutory Construction""; ""Textualism""; ""Dynamic Statutory Interpretation""; ""Separation of Powers Models""; ""Influence of Law and Ideology on Judicial Behavior""; ""Placing Judicial Decision Making into a Broader Theoretical Context""""The Model of Contingent Discretion""""Operationalization of Statutory Discretion""; ""Conclusions""; ""3 U.S. Courts of Appeals""; ""Historical Development of the Federal Appellate Courts""; ""Anecdotal Evidence from Appeals Court Judges""; ""Empirical Analysis of Statutory Influence""; ""Circuit-Specific Analyses of Statutory Influence""; ""An Alternative Specification""; ""Conclusions""; ""4 The U.S. Supreme Court""; ""Historical Development of the Supreme Court""; ""Anecdotal Evidence from Supreme Court Justices""; ""Empirical Evidence of Statutory Influence""""Justice-Specific Analyses of Statutory Influence""""An Alternative Specification""; ""Examination of Statutes Under Judicial Review""; ""Corollary Analysis of Statutes and Unanimous Decisions""; ""Conclusions""; ""5 State Supreme Courts""; ""Influence of Law and Ideology on State Supreme Courts""; ""Anecdotal Evidence from State Court Judges""; ""Empirical Evidence of Statutory Influence""; ""Corollary Analysis of Statutes and Judicial Elections/Appointments""; ""Conclusions""; ""6 Temporal Analysis of Supreme Court Behavior""; ""The Temporal Nature of the Law""""Evolution of Congressional Statutory Language""""Empirical Analysis of Statutory Influence versus Judicial Annotations""; ""Corollary Analysis of Statutes and Unanimous Decisions""; ""Conclusions""; ""7 Toward a New Paradigm""; ""Summary of Empirical Evidence""; ""Theoretical and Substantive Implications""; ""Important Caveats""; ""Remaining Questions""; ""Appendix: Word Count of Federal Statutes""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""SUNY series in American constitutionalism.Judicial processUnited StatesPolitical questions and judicial powerUnited StatesConstitutional lawUnited StatesJudicial processPolitical questions and judicial powerConstitutional law347.73/12Randazzo Kirk A.927387Waterman Richard W.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807060503321Checking the courts3997520UNINA