| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
384 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [365]-368. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
A Struggle for Power -- Abortion, the Court, and American Politics -- No Longer "the Least Dangerous" Branch -- The Cult of the Robe -- The Myth of Merit -- Process of Appointment -- Political Trade-offs -- Packing the Court -- Betrayed by Justice -- Off-the-Bench Activities -- Independence and Accountability -- Life in the Marble Temple -- Before the Marble Temple -- In the Marble Temple -- Justice and Company--Nine Little Law Firms -- Administrative Staff and Political Struggles -- Managing the Caseload -- Deciding What to Decide -- Access to Justice -- Setting the Agenda -- Agenda for Policy-making--Who Benefits, Who Loses? -- Review Denied, Justice Denied? -- Deciding Cases and Writing Opinions -- The Role of Oral Argument -- Conference on Merits -- Opinion-Writing Process -- The Value of Judicial Opinions -- Institutional and Individual Opinions -- The Court and American Life -- Opinion Days -- Communicating Decisions to the Media -- Implementing Rulings and Achieving Compliance -- The Supreme Court and American Life -- Members of the Supreme Court of the United States. |
| Subject |
United States. Supreme Court.
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Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
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Judicial process -- United States.
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| Indexed Term |
United States. Supreme Court. Political aspects |
| ISBN |
0393023303: $18.95 |
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9780393023305 |
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