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Judicial process in America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carp, Robert A.
Other Authors: Stidham, Ronald, Manning, Kenneth L.
Format: Printed Book
Published: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2011.
Edition:8th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Foundations of law in the United States
  • The federal judicial system
  • State judicial systems
  • Jurisdiction and policymaking boundaries
  • State judges
  • Federal judges
  • Policy links between the citizenry, the president, and the federal judiciary
  • Lawyers, litigants, and interest groups in the judicial process
  • Crime and procedures prior to a criminal trial
  • The criminal trial and its aftermath
  • The civil court process
  • Decision making by trial court judges
  • Decision making in collegial courts
  • Implementation and impact of judicial policies
  • Policymaking by American judges : a synthesis.