Decision Making Controversies

This book examines state Supreme Court decision making during controversies involving religion, race, and gender skirmishes. It analyzes predominant factors influencing state Supreme Court decision making during controversies involving justices serving in these courtsand confronting these crises.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Decision Making in the U.S Supreme Court and State Supreme Courts
Chapter 2: Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Alabama Supreme Court 2001-2003
Chapter 3: Elevating Chief Justice Bernette Johnson in Louisiana
Chapter 4: Verbal and Physical Assaults in Wisconsin Supreme Court
Chapter 5: Controversies, State Court Judges and Decision Making
Bibliography

About the author

By Salmon A. Shomade

Summary

This book examines state Supreme Court decision making during controversies involving religion, race, and gender skirmishes. It analyzes predominant factors influencing state Supreme Court decision making during controversies involving justices serving in these courts and confronting these crises.

Product details

• Authors: Salmon A. Shomade
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781498543019
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4301-9
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; USA, LAW / Legal History, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, LAW / Judicial Power, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Central / national / federal government, Central government policies, Central government, Judicial powers, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Regional government law, Local government law, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers