Constrained Court Law, Politics, and the Decisions Justices Make

Name: Constrained Court Law, Politics, and the Decisions Justices Make
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ISBN: 9781400840267

ISBN-10: 1400840260

ISBN-13: 9781400840267

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Authors: Michael A. Bailey, Michael A. A. Bailey, Forrest Maltzman

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How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors?The Constrained Courtcombines new theoretical insights and extensive data analysis to show that law and politics together shape the behavior of justices on the Supreme Court.Michael Bailey and Forrest Maltzman show how two types of constraints have influenced the decision making of the modern Court. First, Bailey and Maltzman document that important legal doctrines, such as respect for precedents, have influenced every justice since 1950. The authors find considerable variation in how these doctrines affect each justice, variation due in…

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List price: $93.95
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/22/2011
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 216
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



The Measure of Law: Estimating Preferences across Institutions and Time



Legal Value Constraints



Disentangling Law and Policy Preferences



Law Matters



Causes and Consequences of Diverse Legal Values



Political Constraints



Separation of Powers and the Strategic Constraint



Signals from the Executive



Conclusion


Appendix. Statistical Details


Notes


References


Index