The Politics of Precedent on the U.S. Supreme Court
"[This book] emphasize[s] the notion that judges' behavior is not purely policy driven, but rather must be evaluated in the light of other institutional and personal factors that may shape behavior beyond attitudes. . . . [T]he influence of institutional factors (in the form of the importance of institutional legitimacy) has an instrumental or even strategic component: the justices recognize that to render their policy pronouncements most effective, they must cite vital precedent."--Stefanie A. Lindquist,Law and Politics Book Review"The authors have done a commendable job in showing how both law and politics matter when the Supreme Court interprets precedent. . . . [Their] uncluttered explanation of the substance of their theory and findings makesThe Politics of Precedentaccessible to any student of the Supreme Court."--Mark S. Hurwitz,Political Science Quarterly"There is much to like in this book. The empirical analysis is carefully executed and accessible even to those without training in higher-level statistics.... [This book] will be of interest to scholars of the judiciary, and [it] will be cited regularly and routinely assigned in graduate classes in judicial politics."--Chris W. Bonneau,Perspectives on Politics