Borked. Filibuster! The nuclear option! The Gang of Fourteen. For two decades now U.S. senators have fought fiercely about the appointments of federal appellate judges, all in the belief that the political ideologies of judges affect their decisions. But do they? This dazzling little book answers the question-and the answer is more interesting than we would have thought. Are (...)
October 06, 2006
Books
Balance & the Bench
Are Judges Political?An Empirical Analysis of the Federal Judiciary
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