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Trivia From The Supreme Court Order List, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl Feb 2010

Trivia From The Supreme Court Order List, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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All Judges Are Political—Except When They Are Not: Acceptable Hypocrisies And The Rule Of Law, Keith J. Bybee Jan 2010

All Judges Are Political—Except When They Are Not: Acceptable Hypocrisies And The Rule Of Law, Keith J. Bybee

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This paper contains the introduction to the new book, All Judges Are Political—Except When They Are Not: Acceptable Hypocrisies and the Rule of Law (Stanford University Press, 2010).

The book begins with the observation that Americans are divided in their beliefs about whether courts operate on the basis of unbiased legal principle or of political interest. This division in public opinion in turn breeds suspicion that judges do not actually mean what they say, that judicial professions of impartiality are just fig leaves used to hide the pursuit of partisan purposes.

Comparing law to the practice of common courtesy, the …


Judicial Erasure Of Mixed-Race Discrimination, Nancy Leong Jan 2010

Judicial Erasure Of Mixed-Race Discrimination, Nancy Leong

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How State Supreme Courts Take Consequences Into Account: Toward A State-Centered Understanding Of State Constitutionalism, Neal Devins Jan 2010

How State Supreme Courts Take Consequences Into Account: Toward A State-Centered Understanding Of State Constitutionalism, Neal Devins

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The Supreme Court, Social Psychology, And Group Formation, Neal Devins, William Federspiel Jan 2010

The Supreme Court, Social Psychology, And Group Formation, Neal Devins, William Federspiel

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