The conscientious justice : how Supreme Court justices' personalities influence the law, the high court, and the Constitution / Ryan C. Black, Michigan State University; Ryan J. Owens, University of Wisconsin; Justin Wedeking, University of Kentucky; Patrick C. Wohlfarth, University of Maryland.

"All human beings have personalities that influence their behavior. Though it may surprise some to hear, United States Supreme Court justices are human beings. What this means, of course, is that justices have personalities that in uence their behavior and, in turn, legal development and the Un...

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Main Authors: Black, Ryan C., 1982- (Author), Owens, Ryan J., 1976- (Author), Wedeking, Justin (Author), Wohlfarth, Patrick C. (Author)
Format: Ebook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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Summary:"All human beings have personalities that influence their behavior. Though it may surprise some to hear, United States Supreme Court justices are human beings. What this means, of course, is that justices have personalities that in uence their behavior and, in turn, legal development and the United States Constitution. If Court watchers want to understand the Court, they must understand how justices' personalities shape their behavior. The goal of this book is to establish that justices' personalities and, more specifically, their conscientiousness, influence judicial decision making"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1316731839
9781316731833
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