Judicial Politics in Polarized Times

Are judges neutral legal umpires, unaccountable partisan activists, or political actors whose decisions conform to-rather than challenge-the democratic will? The author argues that, despite judges' claims, legal decisions are not the politically neutral products of disembodied legal texts.

• | Author: Thomas M. Keck
• | Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 03, 2014
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780226182414
• | ISBN-10: 022618241X