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9780521888974

Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521888974

  • ISBN10:

    0521888972

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-06-20
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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There are three general models of Supreme Court decision making: the legal model, the attitudinal model, and the strategic model. But each is somewhat incomplete. This book advances an integrated model of Supreme Court decision making that incorporates variables from each of the three models. In examining the modern Supreme Court, since Brown v. Board of Education, the book argues that decisions are a function of the sincere preferences of the justices, the nature of precedent, and the development of the particular issue, as well as separation of powers and the potential constraints posed by the president and Congress. To test this model, the authors examine all full, signed civil liberties and economic cases decisions in the 1953-2000 period. Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court argues and the results confirm that judicial decision making is more nuanced than the attitudinal or legal models have argued in the past.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
The Supreme Court: The Nation's Balance Wheelp. 1
Heuristic Models of Judicial Decision Makingp. 27
Building an Integrated Model of Decision Makingp. 51
Decision Making on the Modern Supreme Court: Examining the Influencesp. 63
Building a New Legacy: Constitutional Civil Liberties and Civil Rightsp. 79
Sharing the Protection of Minorities: Statutory Civil Rights and Individual Libertiesp. 110
Avoiding Another Self-inflicted Wound: Constitutional Economic Casesp. 141
Policing the Boundaries: Statutory Economic Issuesp. 167
Conclusion: Decision Making on the Modern Supreme Courtp. 199
Measurement Appendixp. 215
Cases Citedp. 219
Referencesp. 225
Indexp. 251
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