Answering the call of the court : how justices and litigants set the Supreme Court agenda / Vanessa A. Baird.

Author/creator Baird, Vanessa A., 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
Descriptionxii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesConstitutionalism and democracy
Constitutionalism and democracy. ^A327224
Contents The Supreme Court in the U.S. legal system : appeals and case selection -- Explaining the Supreme Court's policy cycles -- Immigrants' rights, welfare, and federalism -- Cyclical patterns on the Supreme Court's agenda -- Corroborative analyses : the political and legal context of the Supreme Court -- The impact of moderate justices' preferences on the ideological placement of future cases.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [201]-217) and index.
LCCN 2006020915
ISBN0813925827 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813925820 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF8742.B295 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold