The constrained court:law, politics, and the decisions justices make

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bailey Michael A 1969-
Group Author: Maltzman Forrest 1963-
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton
Publication Dates: c2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xi, 217 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780691151045 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691151040 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691151052 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0691151059 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: D971
CLC: D971.262
D971.261
Call Number: D971.262/B155
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-201) and index.
Introduction -- The measure of law : estimating preferences across institutions and time -- Disentangling law and policy preferences -- Law matters -- Causes and consequences of diverse legal values -- Separation of powers and the strategic constraint -- Signals from the executive -- Conclusion.