Screen LibraryJudges on judging : views from the bench /
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 380 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-376). |
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9781452227832 (pbk. : alk. paper) : 1452227837 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | KF8775 |
| CLC: | D971.26 |
| Call Number: | D971.26/J927/4th.ed. |
| Contents: | The doctrine of judicial review: Mr. Marshall, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Marbury -- The Supreme Court in the American system of government -- The two faces of judicial activism -- Advice and consent in theory and practice -- The "fight" theory versus the "truth" theory -- The adversary judge: the experience of the trial judge -- The business of the U.S. district courts -- What I ate for breakfast and other mysteries of judicial decision making -- Whose federal judiciary is it anyway? -- What really goes on at the Supreme Court -- The Supreme Court's conference -- Deciding what to decide: the do |