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University of Virginia Press

Constitutionalism and Democracy

This series publishes outstanding titles on constitutional politics, legal culture, and the historical relationship between democratic government and the social and economic forces that shape it. The editors seek manuscripts on constitutional development and legal history as well as both qualitative and quantitative analyses of judicial politics. At the same time, they aim to encompass a broader set of topics, including comparative law and courts, new institutionalism, and the theory of democratic principles and legal institutions.

Series Editors: Gregg Ivers and Kevin T. McGuire
Advisory Editors: Gregory Caldeira, Howard Gillman, David O’Brien, Mark Tushnet, Keith Whittington

Titles in this Series

Of Courtiers and Kings

Of Courtiers and Kings

More Stories of Supreme Court Law Clerks and Their Justices

Edited by Todd C. Peppers and Clare Cushman

Does Privilege Prevail?

Does Privilege Prevail?

Litigation in High Courts across the Globe

Stacia L. Haynie, Kirk A. Randazzo, and Reginald S. Sheehan

Constitutional Powers and Politics

Constitutional Powers and Politics

How Citizens Think about Authority and Institutional Change

Eileen Braman

When Dissents Matter

When Dissents Matter

Judicial Dialogue through US Supreme Court Opinions

Pamela C. Corley, Amy Steigerwalt, and Artemus Ward

The Senate

The Senate

From White Supremacy to Governmental Gridlock

Daniel Wirls

High Courts in Global Perspective

High Courts in Global Perspective

Evidence, Methodologies, and Findings

Edited by Nuno Garoupa, Rebecca D. Gill, and Lydia B. Tiede

Of Courtiers and Princes

Of Courtiers and Princes

Stories of Lower Court Clerks and Their Judges

Edited by Todd C. Peppers

Lighting the Way

Lighting the Way

Federal Courts, Civil Rights, and Public Policy

Douglas Rice

The Battle for the Court

The Battle for the Court

Interest Groups, Judicial Elections, and Public Policy

Lawrence Baum, David Klein, and Matthew J. Streb

Voters’ Verdicts

Voters’ Verdicts

Citizens, Campaigns, and Institutions in State Supreme Court Elections

Chris W. Bonneau and Damon M. Cann

Diversity Matters

Diversity Matters

Judicial Policy Making in the U.S. Courts of Appeals

Susan B. Haire and Laura P. Moyer

The View from the Bench and Chambers

The View from the Bench and Chambers

Examining Judicial Process and Decision Making on the U.S. Courts of Appeals

Jennifer Barnes Bowie, Donald R. Songer, and John Szmer

A Storm over This Court

A Storm over This Court

Law, Politics, and Supreme Court Decision Making in Brown v. Board of Education

Jeffrey D. Hockett

The Nature of Rights at the American Founding and Beyond

The Nature of Rights at the American Founding and Beyond

Edited by Barry Alan Shain

In Chambers

In Chambers

Stories of Supreme Court Law Clerks and Their Justices

Edited by Todd C. Peppers and Artemus Ward

Institutional Games and the U.S. Supreme Court

Institutional Games and the U.S. Supreme Court

Edited by James R. Rogers, Roy B. Flemming, and Jon R. Bond

Merely Judgment

Merely Judgment

Ignoring, Evading, and Trumping the Supreme Court

Martin J. Sweet

Battle over the Bench

Battle over the Bench

Senators, Interest Groups, and Lower Court Confirmations

Amy Steigerwalt

Law, Politics, and Perception

Law, Politics, and Perception

How Policy Preferences Influence Legal Reasoning

Eileen Braman

The View of the Courts from the Hill

The View of the Courts from the Hill

Interactions between Congress and the Federal Judiciary

Mark C. Miller

Answering the Call of the Court

Answering the Call of the Court

How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda

Vanessa A. Baird

Strategic Selection

Strategic Selection

Presidential Nomination of Supreme Court Justices from Herbert Hoover through George W. Bush

Christine L. Nemacheck

Judging on a Collegial Court

Judging on a Collegial Court

Influences on Federal Appellate Decision Making

Virginia A. Hettinger, Stefanie A. Lindquist, and Wendy L. Martinek

Justice Curtis in the Civil War Era

Justice Curtis in the Civil War Era

At the Crossroads of American Constitutionalism

Stuart Streichler

Creating Constitutional Change

Creating Constitutional Change

Clashes over Power and Liberty in the Supreme Court

Gregg Ivers and Kevin T. McGuire, eds.

Judicial Independence in the Age of Democracy

Judicial Independence in the Age of Democracy

Critical Perspectives from around the World

Peter H. Russell and David M. O'Brien, eds.

The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson

The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson

David N. Mayer

Race Relations Litigation in an Age of Complexity

Race Relations Litigation in an Age of Complexity

Stephen L. Wasby

The Martinsville Seven

The Martinsville Seven

Race, Rape, and Capital Punishment

Eric W. Rise

New Communitarian Thinking

New Communitarian Thinking

Persons, Virtues, Institutions, and Communities

Amitai Etzioni, ed.

Courts, Politics, and Culture in Israel

Courts, Politics, and Culture in Israel

Martin Edelman

Juries and Judges versus the Law

Juries and Judges versus the Law

Virginia's Provincial Legal Perspective, 1783–1828

F. Thornton Miller

The Supreme Court Bar

The Supreme Court Bar

Legal Elites in the Washington Community

Kevin T. McGuire

The Warren Court in Historical and Political Perspective

The Warren Court in Historical and Political Perspective

Mark Tushnet, ed.