an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary Sunstein, Cass R. text bibliography dcu Washington, D.C Brookings Institution Press c2006 2006 monographic eng

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x, 177 p. 23 cm. Studying judges with numbers -- Ideological votes and ideological panels -- Nonideological voting and entrenched views -- Explaining the data : conformity, group polarization, and the rule of law -- The case of big decisions : of segregation, abortion, and obscenity -- More conservative than thou? judicial voting across circuits, across presidents, and over time -- What should be done? of politics, judging, and diversity. Cass R. Sunstein ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Judges United States Political questions and judicial power United States Judicial process United States KF 8775 .A97 2006 347.73/14 0815782349 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780815782346 (cloth : alk. paper) 2006012477 PUCPR 060413 20160527201242.0 286147