Are judges political? :  an empirical analysis of the federal judiciary / 
Cass R. Sunstein ... [et al.]. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Brookings Institution Press,  c2006. 
 - x, 177 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Studying judges with numbers -- Ideological votes and ideological panels -- Nonideological voting and entrenched views -- Explaining the data : conformity, group polarization, and the rule of law -- The case of big decisions : of segregation, abortion, and obscenity -- More conservative than thou?  judicial voting across circuits, across presidents, and over time -- What should be done? of politics, judging, and diversity. 
<br/><br/> Looks at what judges actually do. This title focuses on two questions: Do judges appointed by Republican Presidents vote differently from Democratic appointees in ideologically contested cases? And do judges vote differently depending on the ideological leanings of the other judges hearing the same case?   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780815782346 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815782349 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judges--United States.<br/>Jueces--Estados Unidos<br/>Judicial process--United States.<br/>Proceso judicial--Estados Unidos<br/>Political questions and judicial power--United States.<br/>Política y administración de justicia 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 8775  / A678 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.73/14