The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court provides a complete concise guide to how the Supreme Court operates today -- appropriate for all readers from novices to experts in the field. Baum examines how the Court determines which cases it accepts for decision, its decision-making process, the policies it makes, and the impact of its decisions on American society. This new edition highlights: the Court's move to the political center -- especially the influence of Breyer, Ginsburg and Souter; important trends in the Court's operations and decision making; and Web access to Court decisions.

Lawrence Baum is professor of political science at Ohio State University

Preface	p. ix
The Court	p. 1
A Perspective on the Court	p. 2
The Court in the Judicial System	p. 6
A First Look at the Court	p. 13
The Court's History	p. 23
The Justices	p. 31
The Selection of Justices	p. 34
Who Is Selected	p. 59
Leaving the Court	p. 71
Conclusion	p. 76
The Cases	p. 81
Reaching the Court: Litigants, Attorneys, and Interest Groups	p. 82
Deciding What to Hear: The Court's Role	p. 102
Caseload Growth and the Court's Response	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 122
Decision Making	p. 128
Decisions and the Decisional Process	p. 128
Influences on Decisions: Introduction	p. 137
The State of the Law	p. 138
Justices' Values	p. 144
Group Interaction	p. 158
The Court's Environment	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 178
Policy Outputs	p. 185
Areas of Activity: What the Court Addresses	p. 185
The Court's Activism	p. 194
The Content of Policy	p. 203
Explaining the Court's Policies	p. 212
Conclusion	p. 218
The Court's Impact	p. 222
Outcomes for the Parties	p. 224
Implementation of Supreme Court Policies	p. 226
Responses by Legislatures and Chief Executives	p. 241
Impact on Society	p. 257
Conclusion: The Court, Public Policy, and Society	p. 266
Glossary	p. 273
Selected Bibliography	p. 276
Sources on the Web	p. 280
Case Index	p. 282
Index	p. 287
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