Judicial process in America
Known for shedding light on the link between the courts, public policy, and the political environment, "Judicial Process in America" offers a clear but comprehensive overview of today's American judiciary. Considering the courts from every level, the authors thoroughly cover judges, lawyers, litigants, and the variables at play in judicial decision making. The highly anticipated Eleventh Edition offers updated coverage of recent Supreme Court rulings -- including same-sex marriage and health ca…
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- Full title :Judicial process in America / Robert A. Carp, University of Houston; Kenneth L. Manning, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Lisa M. Holmes, University of Vermont; Ronald Stidham, Appalachian State University.
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Known for shedding light on the link between the courts, public policy, and the political environment, "Judicial Process in America" offers a clear but comprehensive overview of today's American judiciary. Considering the courts from every level, the authors thoroughly cover judges, lawyers, litigants, and the variables at play in judicial decision making. The highly anticipated Eleventh Edition offers updated coverage of recent Supreme Court rulings -- including same-sex marriage and health care subsidies, the effect of three women justices on the Court's patterns of decision, and the policy-making role of state tribunals as they consider an increasing number of state programs and policies. -- From publisher's description.
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- Publication Date:© 2020
- Edition:Eleventh edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CQ Press, an imprint of Sage Publications, Inc
- Place of Publication:Thousand Oaks, California
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:© 2020
The Physical Object
- Description:xxiii, 565 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781544316697, 1544316690
- oclc:on1057731990
- LC Classification:KF8700
- Dewey Decimal:347.73
Table of Contents
Foundations of law in the United States -- The federal judicial system -- State judicial systems -- Jurisdiction and policymaking boundaries -- State judges -- Federal judges -- Policy links among the citizenry, the president, and the federal judiciary -- Lawyers, litigants, and interest groups in the judicial process -- Crime and procedures prior to a criminal trial -- The criminal trial and its aftermath -- The civil court process -- Decision making by trial court judges -- Decision making in collegial courts -- Implementation and impact of judicial policies -- Policymaking by American judges : a synthesis -- Appendix: Annotated Constitution -- Glossary.
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