Courts, Judges, and Politics
This classic reader has been a best selling component of the Judicial Process/Judicial Politics/American Legal System course for years. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated while retaining the features that made it attractive for so long: its effective structure, thorough coverage, narrative voice, choice of excerpts, and teaching flexibility.
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This classic reader has been a best selling component of the Judicial Process/Judicial Politics/American Legal System course for years. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated while retaining the features that made it attractive for so long: its effective structure, thorough coverage, narrative voice, choice of excerpts, and teaching flexibility.
Pt. 1The nature of judgingCh. 1Political jurisprudence3Ch. 2Courts in constitutional democracies38Pt. 2The American legal systemCh. 3Judicial organization77Ch. 4Judicial selection and retention141Ch. 5The bar212Pt. 3Judicial powerCh. 6Access to judicial power253Ch. 7Instruments of judicial power299Ch. 8Limitations on judicial power329Pt. 4Judicial decision makingCh. 9Fact finding in the courts381Ch. 10Precedents and legal reasoning438Ch. 11Statutory interpretation491Ch. 12Constitutional interpretation539Ch. 13The processes of judicial decision making617Ch. 14The impact of judicial decisions691
