Judicial Politics in Polarized Times by Thomas M. Keck PAPERBACK 9780226182414

The University of Chicago Press

Judicial Politics in Polarized Times\nby Thomas M. Keck\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Thomas M. Keck\nTitle: Judicial Politics in Polarized Times\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Legal systems: judges and judicial powers\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226182414\nISBN-10: 022618241X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nAre judges neutral legal umpires, unaccountable partisan activists, or political actors whose decisions conform to-rather than challenge-the democratic will? The author argues that, despite judges' claims, legal decisions are not the politically neutral products of disembodied legal texts.\n\nAre judges neutral legal umpires, unaccountable.