Partisan Court (eBook)

The Era of Political Partisanship on the U.S. Supreme Court

Ryan J. Rebe (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
112 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-1134-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The Era of Political Partisanship on the U.S. Supreme Court challenges conventional notions of consensus-building and neutral decision-making on the U.S. Supreme Court and argues that the justices vote their partisan preferences on election law cases. By focusing specifically on election law, Rebe reveals a consistent pattern of partisanship on the Court. The findings controvert popular perceptions of non-biased decision-making and fundamental fairness. The aggregate analysis shows that the justices vote along party-lines in a majority of election law cases, and consensus-building is rare when there is a contentious electoral issue at stake. Moreover, these decisions often conflict with principles of stare decisis, originalism, or judicial restraint. The topics covered include: gerrymandering, campaign finance, voter ID laws, and mail-in voting, among others. Rebe also conducts a content analysis of the most controversial election law cases of the past twenty years, such as: Vieth v. Jubelirer, Crawford v. Marion County, Citizens United v. FEC, and Shelby County v. Holder. This book provides a thorough overview of two decades of election law cases and sheds light on the impact these decisions have had on remaking America's electoral institutions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 17 Illustrations including: - 17 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: court reform • Election law • Partisan Gerrymandering • partisanship • Republican majority • split decision • Supreme Court • Voting Rights Act
• ISBN-10: 1-7936-1134-3 / 1793611343
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7936-1134-5 / 9781793611345