Advice & dissent : the struggle to shape the federal judiciary / Sarah A. Binder and Forrest Maltzman.

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"Explores the state of the federal judicial selection system. Reconstructs the history and contemporary practice of advice and consent, identifying political, institutional causes of conflict over judicial selection and consequences of such battles. Advocates pragmatic reforms of the institutions of...

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Main Author: Binder, Sarah A.
Other Authors: Maltzman, Forrest, 1963-
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
Physical Description:xii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Struggle to shape the federal judiciary.
Advice and dissent.
Format: Book
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"Explores the state of the federal judicial selection system. Reconstructs the history and contemporary practice of advice and consent, identifying political, institutional causes of conflict over judicial selection and consequences of such battles. Advocates pragmatic reforms of the institutions of judicial selection that harness incentives of presidents and senators together"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number:KF8776 .B56 2009
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-190) and index.
ISBN:9780815703402 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815703406 (pbk. : alk. paper)