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_bA678 2006
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245 0 0 _aAre judges political? :
_ban empirical analysis of the federal judiciary /
_cCass R. Sunstein ... [et al.].
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bBrookings Institution Press,
_cc2006.
300 _ax, 177 pages ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aStudying 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.
520 _aLooks at what judges actually do. This title focuses on two questions: Do judges appointed by Republican Presidents vote differently from Democratic appointees in ideologically contested cases? And do judges vote differently depending on the ideological leanings of the other judges hearing the same case?
650 0 _aJudges
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aJueces
_96955
_zEstados Unidos
650 0 _aJudicial process
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aProceso judicial
_zEstados Unidos
_911118
650 0 _aPolitical questions and judicial power
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aPolítica y administración de justicia
_98625
700 1 _aSunstein, Cass R.,
_9556
_d1954-
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006012477.html
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