Suchergebnisse

Federal judges are not just robots or politicians in robes, yet their behavior is not well understood, even among themselves. Using statistical methods, a political scientist, an economist, and a judge construct a unified theory of judicial decision-making to dispel the mystery of how decisions from district courts to the Supreme Court are made.

The living constitution -- Understanding the Supreme Court : institutional authority -- The judiciary -- The legislature -- The executive -- Federalism -- The commerce power -- The power to tax and spend -- The contract clause -- Economic substantive due process -- The takings clause -- Religion : exercise and establishment -- Freedom of speech, assembly, and association -- Freedom of the press -- The right to keep and bear arms -- The right to privacy -- The rights of the criminally accused -- Investigations and evidence -- Attorneys, trials, and punishments -- Discrimination -- Voting and representation

Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court -- The Judiciary -- The Legislature -- The Executive -- The separation of powers system in action -- Federalism -- The commerce power -- The power to tax and spendronmental quality of Ore. (1994) -- The contract clause -- Economic substantive due process -- The takings clause

Understanding the US Supreme Court -- The judiciary : institutional powers and constraints -- Incorporation of the Bill of Rights -- Religion : exercise and establishment -- Freedom of speech, assembly, and association -- Freedom of the press -- The boundaries of free expression : obscenity and libel -- The right to keep and bear arms -- The right to privacy -- Investigations and evidence -- Attorneys, trials, and punishments -- Discrimination -- Voting and representation