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The Supreme Court compendium : two centuries of data, decisions, and developments / Lee Epstein, Washington University in St. Louis; Jeffrey A. Segal, Stony Brook University; Harold Joseph Spaeth, Michigan State University; Thomas G. Walker, Emory University.

Epstein, Lee, 1958- author.; Segal, Jeffrey A., author.; Spaeth, Harold J., author.; Walker, Thomas G., 1945- author.
2021
KF8742 .S914 2021 (Mapit)
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Author
Epstein, Lee, 1958- author.
Title
The Supreme Court compendium : two centuries of data, decisions, and developments / Lee Epstein, Washington University in St. Louis; Jeffrey A. Segal, Stony Brook University; Harold Joseph Spaeth, Michigan State University; Thomas G. Walker, Emory University.
Added Author
Segal, Jeffrey A., author.
Spaeth, Harold J., author.
Walker, Thomas G., 1945- author.
Edition
Seventh edition.
Imprint
Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press ; London : Sage, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Description
xxiv, 824 pages : charts ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The Supreme Court : an institutional perspective
The Supreme Court's review process, caseload, and cases
The Supreme Court's opinion, decision, and outcome trends
The justices : backgrounds, nominations, and confirmations
The justices : post-confirmation activities and departures from the court
The justices : oral arguments, votes, and opinions
The Supreme Court : its political and legal environments
The Supreme Court and public opinion.
Summary
Presents historical and statistical information on every important aspect of the U.S. Supreme Court. Includes its history, development as an institution, the justices' backgrounds, nominations, and confirmations, and the Court's relationship with the public and other governmental and judicial bodies.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Editions
Revision of: Supreme Court compendium Sixth edition. Los Angeles, Calif. : CQ Press, Sage, c2015
Call Number
KF8742 .S914 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781071834565 hardcover
1071834568 hardcover
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