Decision making and controversies in state supreme courts
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Decision making and controversies in state supreme courts
Lexington Books, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-130) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Foregrounding religious, racialized and gendered disputes, Decision Making and Controversies in State Supreme Courts examines state supreme court decision making during controversies. Using case studies within Alabama, Louisiana, and Wisconsin, Salmon Shomade identifies and analyses the predominant factors influencing decision making in times of court contention. In this book, Shomade assesses how the justices' interpersonal dynamics and controversial issues of religion, race, and gender impact their decision making. Specifically, the book focuses on former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Ten Commandments monument crisis, Louisiana Chief Justice Bernette Johnson and her elevation dispute, and former Wisconsin Justice David Prosser and his conflicts with two female colleagues. The book contributes to the literature on decision making in state appellate courts by building upon established models utilized for assessing these courts.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Decision Making in the U.S Supreme Court and State Supreme Courts
Chapter 2: Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Alabama Supreme Court 2001-2003
Chapter 3: Elevating Chief Justice Bernette Johnson in Louisiana
Chapter 4: Verbal and Physical Assaults in Wisconsin Supreme Court
Chapter 5: Controversies, State Court Judges and Decision Making
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