Battle over the bench : senators, interest groups, and lower court confirmations / Amy Steigerwalt.

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Steigerwalt, Amy, 1976-

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TextSeries: Constitutionalism and democracyPublication details: Charlottesville, Va. : University of Virginia Press, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xii, 257 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780813929989
0813929989
1280489952
9781280489952
9786613585189
6613585181

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Battle over the bench.DDC classification:

347.73/14 22

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KF8776 .S74 2010eb

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Contents:

Introduction : the changing tone of lower federal court confirmations -- What makes a nomination run into trouble? : Senators, Interest Groups, and the four tracks to confirmation -- Death to nominees : senatorial courtesy and the ability to "kill" judicial confirmations -- "Herding cats" : holds and private political fights -- Interest groups and judicial confirmation : a view from the Senate -- Interest groups and the decision to object : sending confirmations down the public partisan track -- Whither nominees? : the fate of nominations sent down the public partisan track -- Conclusion : what the future holds for lower court nominations and the Senate confirmation process -- Appendix A. : Data collection methodology -- Appendix B. : Variable descriptions and measurements for Tobit Regressions -- Appendix C. : Circuit Court nominations opposed by interest groups, 99th-109th Congresses (1985-2006).

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