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Judicial Politics in Polarized Times
Thomas M. Keck
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Description for Judicial Politics in Polarized Times
Paperback. Are judges neutral legal umpires, unaccountable partisan activists, or political actors whose decisions conform to-rather than challenge-the democratic will? The author argues that, despite judges' claims, legal decisions are not the politically neutral products of disembodied legal texts. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: LNAA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, some saw the decision as a textbook example of neutral judicial decision making, noting that a Republican Chief Justice joined the Court's Democratic appointees to uphold most provisions of the ACA. Others characterized the decision as the latest example of partisan justice and cited the actions of a bloc of the Court's Republican appointees, who voted to strike down the statute in its entirety. Still others argued that the ACA's fate ultimately hinged on the outcome of the 2012 election. These interpretations reflect larger stories about judicial politics that have emerged ... Read more
When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, some saw the decision as a textbook example of neutral judicial decision making, noting that a Republican Chief Justice joined the Court's Democratic appointees to uphold most provisions of the ACA. Others characterized the decision as the latest example of partisan justice and cited the actions of a bloc of the Court's Republican appointees, who voted to strike down the statute in its entirety. Still others argued that the ACA's fate ultimately hinged on the outcome of the 2012 election. These interpretations reflect larger stories about judicial politics that have emerged ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226182414
SKU
V9780226182414
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About Thomas M. Keck
Thomas M. Keck is the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is the author of The Most Activist Supreme Court in History, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Judicial Politics in Polarized Times
"This is a robust, measured, and ultimately very persuasive book that places judicial review in the United States in context, insisting-and providing compelling evidence to support-the conclusion that judicial review is neither savior nor threat. It is, instead, a vital and still-important cog in our government machinery. Judicial Politics in Polarized Times could not be more timely." (Gordon Silverstein, Yale ... Read more