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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Devins, Neal (1957-....)
Baum, Lawrence (1948-....)
Titre(s) : The company they keep [Texte électronique] : how partisan divisions came to the Supreme Court / Neal Devins, Lawrence Baum
Publication : New York : Oxford university press, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (xxi, 235 pages)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Are Supreme Court justices swayed by the political environment that surrounds them?
The intuitive response of most is "yes," and most point to trends in electoral politics
as well as the nature of the relationship between the three branches of government.
It is not that simple, however. As the eminent law and politics scholars Neal Devins
and Larry Baum show in The Company They Keep, justices today are reacting to far more
subtle social drivers than pressure from other branches of government or mass public
opinion. In particular, by making use of social psychology, they examine why Justices
are apt to follow the lead of the elite social networks that they are a part of. That
is, the justices take cues primarily from the people who are closest to them and whose
approval they care most about: political, social, and professional elites. The result
is a court in which the justices' ideological stances reflect the dominant views in
the appointing president's party. Devins and Baum argue that today's partisanship
on the Court is also tied to the emergence of the conservative legal network-a social
network that reinforces the conservative leanings of Republican appointees. For earlier
Courts, elite social networks were not divided by political party or ideology, but
for today's Court, elite social networks are largely bifurcated by partisan and ideological
loyalties, and the Justices reflect that bifurcation. A fascinating examination the
factors that impact decision-making, The Company They Keep will reshape our understanding
of the contemporary Supreme Court." ; ""The Company They Keep" advances a new way
of thinking about Supreme Court decision-making. In so doing, it explains why today's
Supreme Court is the first ever in which lines of ideological division are also partisan
lines between justices appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents."
Sujet(s) : Processus judiciaire -- États-Unis
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire -- États-Unis
États-Unis. Supreme court -- Prise de décision
Indice(s) Dewey : 347.732 6 (23e éd.) = Cour suprême - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0190278064. - ISBN 9780190278069. - ISBN 9780190278076 (erroné). - ISBN 0190278072 (erroné). - ISBN 9780190278052 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb457615425
Notice n° :
FRBNF45761542
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Summary of Book and Argument ; The Supreme Court and Elites ; Elites, Ideology, and the Rise of the Modern Court ; The Court in a Polarized World ; Conclusions.