Judicial Process and Judicial Policymaking

G Alan Tarr author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:22nd Jan '24

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An excellent introduction to judicial politics as a method of analysis, the eighth edition of Judicial Process and Judicial Policymaking focuses on policy in the judicial process. Rather than limiting the text to coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, G. Alan Tarr examines the judiciary as the third branch of government, and weaves four major premises throughout the text: (1) Courts in the United States have always played an important role in governing and their role has increased in recent decades; (2) Judicial policymaking is a distinctive activity; (3) Courts make policy in a variety of ways; and (4) Courts may be the objects of public policy, as well as creators.

New to the Eighth Edition

  • Discusses appointments by Presidents Donald Trump and Joseph Biden to the federal courts, including the confirmations of Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett, and Jackson to the Supreme Court
  • Introduces the controversy of the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket”
  • Analyzes the legal and political aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s HealthOrganization overruling Roe v. Wade
  • Examines other key state and federal rulings on non-unanimous verdicts in criminal cases, gerrymandering, climate change, and separation between church and state
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ISBN: 9781032532240

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

368 pages

8th edition