Battle for the Court

Presents a systematic investigation into the effects of interest group involvement in the election of judges. Focusing on personal-injury law, the authors detail how interest groups mobilize in response to unfavourable rulings by state supreme courts, how their efforts influence the outcomes of supreme court elections, and how those outcomes in turn effectively reshape public policies.

Odata ignorate, alegerile judiciare din state au devenit din ce in ce mai controversate in ultimele doua decenii. Organizatiile juridice, profesorii de drept de seama si un judecator de la Curtea Suprema pensionara au pledat pentru eliminarea alegerilor ca mijloc de alegere a judecatorilor.