The Conscientious Justice: How Supreme Court Justices' Personalities Influence the Law, the High Court, and the Constitution

Author:   Ryan C. Black (Michigan State University) ,  Ryan J. Owens (University of Wisconsin, Madison) ,  Justin Wedeking (University of Kentucky) ,  Patrick C. Wohlfarth (University of Maryland, College Park)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
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9781316618004


Pages:   370
Publication Date:   16 September 2021
Format:   Paperback
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United States Supreme Court justices make decisions that have a profound impact on American society. Empirical legal scholars have portrayed justices as either single-minded or strategic seekers of policy, and there is little room in these theories for things like law, reputation, or personality. This book offers a fresh perspective that will jar Supreme Court scholarship out of complacency. It argues that justices' personalities influence their behavior, which in turn influences legal development and the United States Constitution. This impressive group of authors exhaustively examine every part of the Court's decision-making process, and focus on the trait of conscientiousness and how it influences justices over nine different empirical contexts, from agenda setting to writing the Court's opinions. The Conscientious Justice is an important and comprehensive account of judging that restructures existing approaches to analyzing the High Court.

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Author:   Ryan C. Black (Michigan State University) ,  Ryan J. Owens (University of Wisconsin, Madison) ,  Justin Wedeking (University of Kentucky) ,  Patrick C. Wohlfarth (University of Maryland, College Park)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781316618004


ISBN 10:   1316618005
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   16 September 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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'The Conscientious Justice stands on its own as a piece of social science research that serves to advance our understanding of the judiciary and how personality can, and will, influence its behaviour.' Paul R. Sawa, Canadian Law Library Review 'This pathbreaking book should be read by anyone interested in the workings of the Supreme Court and its justices.' M. W. Bowers, Choice


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Ryan C. Black is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University and a faculty affiliate with the Michigan State University College of Law. He has published three books and over fifty articles or chapters in a variety of peer-reviewed political science journals, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journals, and law reviews. Ryan J. Owens is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Director of the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, and a faculty affiliate at the University of Wisconsin School of Law. His work analyzes the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals, legal institutions, and judicial behavior. Justin Wedeking is Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky. He has co-authored three previous books and many articles in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and academic outlets. His work primarily analyzes the United States Supreme Court. Patrick C. Wohlfarth is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His previous research has been published by Cambridge and various peer-reviewed journals. His work focuses on judicial behavior and legal institutions in the United States, including executive branch litigation, the impact of public opinion, and opinion writing.

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