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These estimable courts : understanding public perceptions of state judicial institutions and legal policy-making / Damon M. Cann and Jeff Yates.

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Publisher's description: [This book] explores how citizens feel about the government institutions at the front lines of jurisprudential policy-making in America - our nation's state and local courts. The book's central focus concerns a primary question of governance: why do people sup...

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Main Authors: Cann, Damon M., 1976- (Author), Yates, Jeff, 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Courts > United States > States.
Court administration > United States > States.
Justice, Administration of > United States > States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States > States.
Judicial process > Political aspects > United States > States.
Table of Contents:
  • Courts We Can Believe In
  • These Estimable Courts: How State Court Legitimacy is Perceived by Citizens
  • People in Robes Making Law: Citizens on the Bases of Judicial Decision-Making
  • The Role of the Robe: Considering Courts as Policymakers
  • Who Gets teh Gaval? Citizens' Views on the Selection of Judges
  • "The Better Angels of Our Nature": On Court Legitimacy and Obeying the Law.

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