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The nature of supreme court power / Matthew E.K. Hall

Author
Hall, Matthew Eric Kane
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 248 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Neither force, nor will -- When courts command: -- Defining judicial power ; Competing theories of Supreme Court power ; Forming a new theory of Supreme Court power -- Judging the court: -- The problem of strategic court action ; Evaluating Supreme Court power ; Summary of hypotheses -- Popular vertical issues: The Religious Freedom Restoration Act ; The Pentagon Papers case ; Summary: Popular vertical issues -- Unpopular vertical issues: -- Abortion ; Flag desecration ; Obscenity ; The exclusionary rule ; Miranda warnings ; Warrantless eavesdropping ; The right to counsel ; Capital punishment ; Free press in the courtroom ; Sovereign immunity ; The Gun-Free School Zones Act ; Summary: Unpopular vertical issues -- Popular lateral issues: -- Reapportionment ; Majority-minority congressional districts ; The legislative veto ; Public aid to religious schools ; Affirmative action in college admissions ; Student religious publications at public universities ; Minimum wage for state employees ; Bush v. Gore ; Summary: Popular lateral issues -- Unpopular lateral issues: -- School desegregation ; School prayer ; Censorship in public education ; Minority set-aside programs ; Congressional exclusion ; The Brady Bill ; Summary: Unpopular lateral issues -- Neither the sword nor the purse, but the keys: -- Persistent puzzles -- The Supreme Court as a mechanism for social change ; Judicial review in the American political system -- Appendix I. Case selection -- Appendix II. Survey information and citations -- Appendix III. Supporting data for figures -- Appendix IV. Statistical analysis on the effects of the Pico ruling -- Appendix V. Behavior conformity calculations -- Appendix VI. Statistical analysis of behavior conformity -- Appendix VII. The effects of unanimity on behavior conformity.
Summary
"This book offers a comprehensive theory of Supreme Court power, identifying conditions under which the Court is successful at altering the behavior of state and private actors. Matthew E.K. Hall depicts the Court as a powerful institution, capable of exerting significant influence over social change"--Provided by publisher
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ISBN
9780511933677 (electronic bk.)
0511933673 (electronic bk.)
051192593X
9780511925931
9780511933943 (ebook)
0511933940
9781107001435
1107001439
9781107617827 (paperback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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