Rights Paradox - How Group Attitudes Shape Us Supreme Court Legitimacy

List of contents

1. Legitimacy and minority rights; 2. The group antipathy theory of supreme court legitimacy; 3. Under siege: gay rights and immigration at the supreme court; 4. Opening the floodgates: big business, citizens united, and evaluations of the court; 5. Experimental tests of the group antipathy model; 6. How citizens use groups to evaluate judicial preferences; 7. Group antipathy and strategic behaviour on the supreme court; 8. Conclusion; References; Cases cited; Index.

About the author

Michael A. Zilis is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky. His research, on political resistance to the US Supreme Court has been supported by the National Science Foundation. He is the author of The Limits of Legitimacy, which was named a 2015 Exemplary Law Book.

Summary

Examining the intersection of identity politics and Supreme Court legitimacy, this book is for scholars of judicial politics, American politics, and socio-legal studies. It is also relevant to anyone interested in equal rights, minority rights, relevant Supreme Court decisions, and the Court's legitimacy in an era of polarization and conflict.

Product details

• Authors: Michael A. Zilis, Michael A. (University of Kentucky) Zilis, Zilis Michael A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108832090
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83209-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures