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  • When Dissents Matter

    Judicial Dialogue through US Supreme Court Opinions

    by Pamela C. Corley, Amy Steigerwalt, Artemus Ward ...
    Series series Constitutionalism and Democracy
    The ability of US Supreme Court justices to dissent from the majority, to formally register and explain their belief that a case has been wrongly decided, represents a time-honored tradition of perhaps the most august American institution. Yet the impact of these dissents, which allow justices to engage in a dialogue over law and policy, has seldom, if ever, been the focus of dedicated study. ... Read more

    $29.29 USD

  • Gendered Vulnerability

    How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office

    by Jeffrey Lazarus, Amy Steigerwalt ...
    Series series Legislative Politics And Policy Making
    Gendered Vulnerability examines the factors that make women politicians more electorally vulnerable than their male counterparts. These factors combine to convince women that they must work harder to win elections—a phenomenon that Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt term “gendered vulnerability.” Since women feel constant pressure to make sure they can win reelection, they devote more of their ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Puzzle of Unanimity

    Consensus on the United States Supreme Court

    by Pamela C. Corley, Amy Steigerwalt, Artemus Ward ...
    The U.S. Supreme Court typically rules on cases that present complex legal questions. Given the challenging nature of its cases and the popular view that the Court is divided along ideological lines, it's commonly assumed that the Court routinely hands down equally-divided decisions. Yet the justices actually issue unanimous decisions in approximately one third of the cases they decide.Drawing on ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Judging Law and Policy

    Courts and Policymaking in the American Political System

    by Robert M. Howard, Amy Steigerwalt ...
    To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in both federal and state courts—tax policy, environmental policy, reproductive rights, sex equality, affirmative action, school finance, and same-sex marriage. The authors address these issues through the twin ... Read more

    $76.99 USD