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This Title Seeks To Demystify The Courts, Offering Students The Insights Of Empirical Research To Address Questions That Are Of Genuine Interest To Students. In Addition To Presenting A Set Of Conclusions About The Way In Which Courts Operate, This Book Also Provides Students With A Sense Of The Craft Of Political Research. Selecting Justice: Strategy And Uncertainty In Choosing Supreme Court Nominees / Christine L. Nemacheck -- The Role Of Public Opinion In Supreme Court Confirmations / Jonathan P. Kastellec, Jeffrey R. Lax, And Justin Phillips -- Campaign Contributions And Judicial Decisions In Partisan And Nonpartisan Elections / Damon M. Cann, Chris W. Bonneau, And Brent D. Boyea -- Race And Death Sentencing / Isaac Unah -- Under-estimating And Over-estimating Litigation: How Activist Plaintiffs May Advance Their Causes Even As They Lose Their Cases / William Haltom And Michael Mccann -- Patterns Of Policy Making Across State Supreme Courts / Scott A. Comparato, Scott D. Mcclurg, And Shane A. Gleason -- Decision Making In The U.s. Courts Of Appeals: The Determinants Of Reversal On Appeal / Virginia A. Hettinger And Stefanie A. Lindquist -- Supreme Court Agenda Setting: Policy Uncertainty And Legal Considerations / Ryan C. Black And Ryan J. Owens -- The Origin And Development Of Stare Decisis At The U.s. Supreme Court / Timothy R. Johnson, James F. Spriggs, Ii, And Paul J. Wahlbeck -- Bargaining And Opinion Writing On The U.s. Supreme Court / Tom S. Clark -- Goldilocks And The Supreme Court: Understanding The Relationship Between The Supreme Court, The President, And The Congress / Michael A. Bailey And Forrest Maltzman -- Interest Groups And Their Influence On Judicial Policy / Paul M. Collins, Jr -- Public Opinion, Religion, And Constraints On Judicial Behavior / Kevin T. Mcguire -- Lower Court Compliance With Precedent / Sara C. Benesh And Wendy L. Martinek -- Why Strict Scrutiny Requires Transparency: The Practical Effects Of Bakke, Gratz, And Grutter / Richard Sander. Edited By Kevin T. Mcguire. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [300]-327) And Index.