Product Description: Scores of works have made important contributions to the study of courts and judges but far fewer are sufficiently powerful to alter perspectives about entire areas of study. The articles in this volume do just that. They are, to be sure, a rather diverse set covering four substantive concerns - judicial selection and retention, judicial decision making, constraints on judicial power and the role of courts in democracies - but all have played crucial roles in shaping or changing the way we think about courts and judges...read more

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This constitutional law casebook sets its reprints of judicial opinions within the overall political contexts of disputes over separation of powers. In addition to traditional presentation of ruling excerpts, Epstein (political science and law, Washington U.) and Walker (political science, Emory U.)

Product Description: This excellent two-volume collection contains the very best studies that take an economic approach to the study of judicial behaviour. The authors hail from the disciplines of business, economics, history, law, and political science, and the topics they cover are equally varied...read more

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