Pre-Owned Majority Rule or Minority Will: Adherence to Precedent on the Us Supreme Court (Paperback) 0521805716 9780521805711

This book examines the influence of precedent on the behavior of the US Supreme Court justices throughout the Court's history. Supreme Court justices almost always follow precedent, in that they always cite precedents for the positions they take. Because there are always precedents on either side of a case for justices to follow, following precedent does not mean that the justices are ever influenced by precedent. Employing the assumption that for precedent to be an influence on the behavior of justices, it must lead to a result they would not otherwise have reached, the authors show that precedent rarely controls the justices' votes.

Title: Majority Rule or Minority Will: Adherence to Precedent on the Us Supreme Court Book Format: Paperback ISBN10: 0521805716 EAN: 9780521805711 Author: Spaeth, Harold J.; Segal, Jeffrey A. CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.