Magazine article from our research archive:
|
|
Answering the Call of the Court: How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda
- Article from:
-
Law & Society Review
- Article date:
-
June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Sommer, Udi
|
Copyright informationCopyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Answering the Call of the Court: How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda. By Vanessa A. Baird. Charlottesville and London: Univ. of Virginia Press, 2007. Pp. xii+225. $45.00 cloth.
In Answenng the Call of the Court: How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda, Baird attempts to explain the relationship between justices and litigants early in the agenda-setting process. Baird implements a remarkable research design that yields a well-written volume. The primary theoretical contribution of this project is in the notion that in order to create social change, the Court depends on the support structure of extrajudicial players. Legal entrepreneurs pay heed to signals ...
|
Supreme Court of Canada
Canadian Encyclopedia;
GIL R?MILLARD Revised: G. GALL;
787 words
......Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Supreme Court of Canada Author: GIL RMILLARD Revised: G. GALL The Supreme Court of Canada has been the highest...CANADA ). The creation of the Supreme Court had caused sharp debate among...
|
|
Commentary: Supreme Court decisions
THE JOURNAL RECORD;
April 26, 2007 ;
Mark Hamby;
622 words
...The U.S. Supreme Court will decide approximately 80 cases...instead. Generally cases end up in the Supreme Court if they involve matters that have the...decided, will never make it to the Supreme Court of the United States. The federal district...
|
|
ANALYSIS: U.S. SUPREME COURT FAILS TO MEET CHALLENGE
United Press International;
December 13, 2000 ;
787 words
......International 12-13-2000 Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court fails to meet challenge WASHINGTON...moderates and liberals on the Supreme Court of the United States failed badly...fragile credibility of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 21st century is still an...
|
|
Inside the U.S. Supreme Court, as the election dispute heads to...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
November 30, 2000 ;
Moritsugu, Ken;
787 words
......election dispute goes to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday for the first time in...before the court? A: The Florida Supreme Court ordered Florida's secretary of...George W. Bush is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that ruling on the...
|
|
U.S. Supreme Court sends election case back to Florida.(The Dallas Morning...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
December 4, 2000 ;
Jackson, David;
787 words
...TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _The U.S. Supreme Court asked its Florida brethren Monday...ruling, noting that the Florida Supreme Court can revise its earlier opinion...promptly appealed to the state Supreme Court, which will consider both the...
|
|
The Supreme Court and you: does it really matter who becomes a Supreme...
Junior Scholastic;
January 9, 2006 ;
Wilmore, Kathy;
787 words
......Students should understand * that Supreme Court rulings can affect everyday life. * what factors Supreme Court Justices consider in making their...decisions. * BACKGROUND Note: For the Supreme Court's decisions in the cases presented...
|
|
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH: THE SUPREME COURT
The World Almanac for Kids 2003;
318 words
......2003 THE JUDICIAL BRANCH: THE SUPREME COURT The highest court in the United States is the Supreme Court. It has nine justices who are...146;s meetings. WHAT DOES THE SUPREME COURT DO? The Supreme Courts major...
|
|
Slim Majority Approves of Supreme Court Following Partial-Birth Ruling;...
Gallup Poll News Service;
May 15, 2007 ;
Jones, Jeffrey M.;
787 words
......public approves of the job the Supreme Court is doing, and compared with last...Americans do not want to see the Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision...public approves of the job the Supreme Court is doing, and that compared with...
|
|
SUPREME COURT
Young Students Learning Library;
573 words
...00-00-0000 The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United...United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior [lower] courts...to time ordain and establish.'' The Supreme Court heads the judicial branch of the Federal...
|
|
How cases reach the Supreme Court.(Skills Master 2)
Junior Scholastic;
January 5, 2004 ;
526 words
...The Supreme Court decides about 150 cases a year. The...and the ways in which cases reach the Supreme Court. It also explains the Court's jurisdiction...then answer the questions below. U.S. SUPREME COURT Original jurisdiction: The Court must...
|
|
Supreme Court hears more conflicting views at hearing on Davide...
Manila Bulletin;
November 6, 2003 ;
706 words
...Byline: REY G. PANALIGAN The Supreme Court heard until late last night the...Justice Hilario G. Davide Jr. The Supreme Court heard until late last night the...Pacifico Agabin - said while the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the cases...
|
|
Chicago law firm goes high profile in the Supreme Court.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);
January 1, 2003 ;
787 words
......Greenburg WASHINGTON _ When the Supreme Court announced last month it would...having a remarkable run in the Supreme Court. The firm is involved in six cases...the loss of its most prominent Supreme Court advocate, Bruce Ennis, who died...
|
|
Bush, Gore lawyers head to U.S. Supreme Court
University Wire;
December 1, 2000 ;
Katherine Davis;
787 words
......an historic session, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments from legal teams...constitutionality of the Florida Supreme Court's decision allowing manual recounts...to whether or not the Florida Supreme Court overstepped its bounds and usurped...
|
|
The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972
The Journal of Southern History;
August 1, 2008 ;
Ely, James W Jr;
635 words
...The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972. By Walter W...preoccupied with federal law and the U.S. Supreme Court, to the neglect of state legal developments...remedied. Readable and well researched, The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972 is a welcome addition...
|
|
The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972.(Book review)
Journal of Southern History;
August 1, 2008 ;
Ely, James W., Jr.;
631 words
...The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972. By Walter W...preoccupied with federal law and the U.S. Supreme Court, to the neglect of state legal developments...remedied. Readable and well researched, The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972 is a welcome addition...
|
See all results.
Or, try our
Advanced Search.
|