The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments - Hardcover

Epstein, Lee J.; Segal, Jeffrey A.; Spaeth, Harold J.; Walker, Thomas G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1608717437 ISBN 13: 9781608717439

Verlag: CQ Press, 2012

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Book by Epstein Lee Segal Jeffrey a

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Reseña del editor:

The Supreme Court Compendium is the only reference that presents historical and statistical information on every important aspect of the U.S. Supreme Court, including its history, development as an institution, the justices' backgrounds, nominations and confirmations, and the Court's relationship with the public and other governmental and judicial bodies.

Readers will also find:

- an institutional overview of the Court's history, including a chronology of important events dating back to 1787

- detailed background information on all of the justices

Biografía del autor:

Lee Epstein is Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. A recipient of 12 grants from the National Science Foundation for her work on law and legal institutions, Epstein has authored or co-authored over 100 articles and essays, as well as 15 books, including The Choices Justices Make (co-authored with Jack Knight), which won the Pritchett Award for the Best Book on Law and Courts and the Lasting Contribution Award for making a “lasting impression on the field of law and courts.” The Constitutional Law for a Changing America series (co-authored with Thomas G. Walker) received the Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. Her most recent books are The Behavior of Federal Judges, with William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner, and An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research, with Andrew D. Martin.

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• Verlag: CQ Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1608717437
• ISBN 13: 9781608717439
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 864