The constrained court
Subtitle: law, politics, and the decisions justices make
By: Michael A. Bailey, Forrest Maltzman
Contributors: Maltzman, Forrest, 1963-
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780691151045; 9780691151052
Subjects: United States; Political questions and judicial power; United States. Supreme Court
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-201) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The measure of law : estimating preferences across institutions and time; title: Disentangling law and policy preferences; title: Law matters; title: Causes and consequences of diverse legal values; title: Separation of powers and the strategic constraint; title: Signals from the executive; title: Conclusion.