Autore	Engel Stephen M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (x, 395 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	342.73/044
Soggetto topico	Political questions and judicial power - United States
ISBN	1-139-09750-4 1-107-21412-2 1-283-30700-6 1-139-10333-4 9786613307002 0-511-99489-3 1-139-10087-4 1-139-10153-6 1-139-09884-5 1-139-09952-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Beyond the countermajoritarian difficulty -- A developmental theory of politician's confrontations with judicial authority -- In support of Unified Governance : undermining the court in an anti-party age -- Party against partisanship : single-party constitutionalism and the quest for regime unity -- "As party exigencies require" : republicanism, loyal opposition, and the emerging legitimacy of multiple constitutional visions -- Clashing progressive solutions to the political problem of judicial power -- A polity fully-developed for harnessing (I) : living constitutionalism and the politicization of judicial appointment -- A polity fully-developed for harnessing (II) : a conservative insurgency and a self-stylized majoritarian court responds.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457804303321

Autore	Baird Vanessa A. <1970->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina	347.73/26
Collana	Constitutionalism and democracy
Soggetto topico	Judicial process - United States Political questions and judicial power - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8139-3044-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456902003321

Autore	Baird Vanessa A. <1970->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina	347.73/26
Collana	Constitutionalism and democracy
Soggetto topico	Judicial process - United States Political questions and judicial power - United States
ISBN	0-8139-3044-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Supreme Court in the U.S. Legal System: Appeals and Case Selection -- 2 Explaining the Supreme Court's Policy Cycles -- 3 Immigrants' Rights, Welfare, and Federalism -- 4 Cyclical Patterns on the Supreme Court's Agenda -- 5 Corroborative Analyses: The Political and Legal Context of the Supreme Court -- 6 The Impact of Moderate Justices' Preferences on the Ideological Placement of Future Cases -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910829027103321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (190 p.)
Disciplina	347.73/14
Altri autori (Persone)	SunsteinCass R
Soggetto topico	Judges - United States Judicial process - United States Political questions and judicial power - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8157-8235-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910451792903321

Autore	Steigerwalt Amy <1976->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (274 p.)
Disciplina	347.73/14
Collana	Constitutionalism and democracy
Soggetto topico	Judges - Selection and appointment - United States Political questions and judicial power - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-48995-2 9786613585189 0-8139-2998-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction : the changing tone of lower federal court confirmations -- What makes a nomination run into trouble? : Senators, Interest Groups, and the four tracks to confirmation -- Death to nominees : senatorial courtesy and the ability to "kill" judicial confirmations -- "Herding cats" : holds and private political fights -- Interest groups and judicial confirmation : a view from the Senate -- Interest groups and the decision to object : sending confirmations down the public partisan track -- Whither nominees? : the fate of nominations sent down the public partisan track -- Conclusion : what the future holds for lower court nominations and the Senate confirmation process -- Appendix A. : Data collection methodology -- Appendix B. : Variable descriptions and measurements for Tobit Regressions -- Appendix C. : Circuit Court nominations opposed by interest groups, 99th-109th Congresses (1985-2006).
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456897103321