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Book Title
The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme
Genre
Law
Subject
American Government / Judicial Branch, Judicial Power, General
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Intended Audience
Adult
Inscribed
NO
ISBN
9780190278052
Subject Area
Law, Political Science
Publication Name
Company They Keep : How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court
Item Length
6.6 in
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Lawrence Baum, Neal Devins
Item Width
9.4 in
Item Weight
20.9 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Are Supreme Court justices swayed by the political environment that surrounds them? The intuitive response of most is "yes," and most point to trends in electoral politics as well as the nature of the relationship between the three branches of government. It is not that simple, however. As the eminent law and politics scholars Neal Devins and Larry Baum show in The Company They Keep, justices today are reacting to far more subtle social drivers than pressure from other branches of government or mass public opinion. In particular, by making use of social psychology, they examine why Justices are apt to follow the lead of the elite social networks that they are a part of. That is, the justices take cues primarily from the people who are closest to them and whose approval they care most about: political, social, and professional elites. The result is a court in which the justices' ideological stances reflect the dominant views in the appointing president's party. Devins and Baum argue that today's partisanship on the Court is also tied to the emergence of the conservative legal network-a social network that reinforces the conservative leanings of Republican appointees. For earlier Courts, elite social networks were not divided by political party or ideology, but for today's Court, elite social networks are largely bifurcated by partisan and ideological loyalties, and the Justices reflect that bifurcation. A fascinating examination the factors that impact decision-making, The Company They Keep will reshape our understanding of the contemporary Supreme Court.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190278056
ISBN-13
9780190278052
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038287549

Product Key Features

Author
Lawrence Baum, Neal Devins
Publication Name
Company They Keep : How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
American Government / Judicial Branch, Judicial Power, General
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Political Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
6.6 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
9.4 in
Item Weight
20.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2018-022571
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Kf8748.D48 2019
Reviews
"Preserving [the Supreme Court's] independence has grown far more difficult for reasons ably explored in Neal Devins and Lawrence Baums' The Company They Keep, a carefully argued and disturbing portrait of how partisan politics threaten to engulf the Court." -- New York Review of Books"Drawing on the methodologies of social psychology and political science, Professors Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum argue that the ideological stances of Supreme Court Justices are informed by a more subtle force than party loyalty or changing public norms... Rather than framing the judiciary as politicians in robes, Devins and Baum's analysis seeks to expose the Justices of the Supreme Court as something perhaps more sinister - that is, as humans seeking validation." -- Harvard Law Review"The Company They Keep is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand today's Supreme Court. Drawing upon a wide range of material from political science and American history, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum carefully explain how partisan polarization has come to the Supreme Court. Their discussions of networks of legal elites and of the Republican Party's somewhat more effective use of those networks are particularly illuminating."-Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School "In a fascinating new book titled The Company They Keep to be published early next year, two prominent students of judicial behavior, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum, explore the Supreme Court's current polarization through the lens of social psychology...It's a fresh observation of an old phenomenon." - Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times "The Company They Keep breaks from the literature on Supreme Court decision-making by describing judicial partisanship as a social phenomenon -- a consequence, in part, of justices wanting approval from their elite peers. Devins, a law professor at William & Mary, and Baum, a political scientist at Ohio State, develop their argument by importing insights from social psychology. Devins and Baum put Supreme Court watchers on the right track by focusing on the justices not simply as individuals, but as members of teams that play in partisan political leagues... The Company They Keep reminds us that today's Supreme Court justices, far from calling balls and strikes, are very much in the game. And they're playing to win." -Mark A. Graber, Washington Monthly "In the Company They Keep, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum write an compelling, elegant, and permanent addition to the political science on the Court. In their view, the Court is substantially more influenced by elite than by popular opinion. The great strength of their book flows from arguments supported both by theory and empirics." - John McGinnis, Balkinization"[The Company They Keep is] a book we're reading. It examines the elite social and political environment that surrounds justices and makes the powerful point that the growth of the Federalist Society has created a welcoming, reaffirming environment that helps conservative justices from drifting to the left and that contributed to the polarization of the court." - Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro, National Law Journal, "This fascinating book draws not only on political science and legal scholarship but on social psychology to bring us important new insights into the behavior of the Supreme Court justices whose decisions shape our constitutional order."-Linda Greenhouse, Lecturer, Yale Law School "The Company They Keep is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand today's Supreme Court. Drawing upon a wide range of material from political science and American history, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum carefully explain how partisan polarization has come to the Supreme Court. Their discussions of networks of legal elites and of the Republican Party's somewhat more effective use of those networks are particularly illuminating."-Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School "In a fascinating new book titled The Company They Keep to be published early next year, two prominent students of judicial behavior, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum, explore the Supreme Court's current polarization through the lens of social psychology...It's a fresh observation of an old phenomenon." - Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times, "This fascinating book draws not only on political science and legal scholarship but on social psychology to bring us important new insights into the behavior of the Supreme Court justices whose decisions shape our constitutional order."-Linda Greenhouse, Lecturer, Yale Law School "The Company They Keep is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand today's Supreme Court. Drawing upon a wide range of material from political science and American history, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum carefully explain how partisan polarization has come to the Supreme Court. Their discussions of networks of legal elites and of the Republican Party's somewhat more effective use of those networks are particularly illuminating."-Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, "This fascinating book draws not only on political science and legal scholarship but on social psychology to bring us important new insights into the behavior of the Supreme Court justices whose decisions shape our constitutional order."-Linda Greenhouse, Lecturer, Yale Law School "The Company They Keep is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand today's Supreme Court. Drawing upon a wide range of material from political science and American history, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum carefully explain how partisan polarization has come to the Supreme Court. Their discussions of networks of legal elites and of the Republican Party's somewhat more effective use of those networks are particularly illuminating."-Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School "In a fascinating new book titled The Company They Keep to be published early next year, two prominent students of judicial behavior, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum, explore the Supreme Court's current polarization through the lens of social psychology...It's a fresh observation of an old phenomenon." - Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times "The Company They Keep breaks from the literature on Supreme Court decision-making by describing judicial partisanship as a social phenomenon -- a consequence, in part, of justices wanting approval from their elite peers. Devins, a law professor at William & Mary, and Baum, a political scientist at Ohio State, develop their argument by importing insights from social psychology. Devins and Baum put Supreme Court watchers on the right track by focusing on the justices not simply as individuals, but as members of teams that play in partisan political leagues... The Company They Keep reminds us that today's Supreme Court justices, far from calling balls and strikes, are very much in the game. And they're playing to win." -Mark A. Graber, Washington Monthly, "Preserving [the Supreme Court's] independence has grown far more difficult for reasons ably explored in Neal Devins and Lawrence Baums' The Company They Keep, a carefully argued and disturbing portrait of how partisan politics threaten to engulf the Court." -- New York Review of Books"Drawing on the methodologies of social psychology and political science, Professors Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum argue that the ideological stances of Supreme Court Justices are informed by a more subtle force than party loyalty or changing public norms... Rather than framing the judiciary as politicians in robes, Devins and Baum's analysis seeks to expose the Justices of the Supreme Court as something perhaps more sinister - that is, as humans seekingvalidation." -- Harvard Law Review"This fascinating book draws not only on political science and legal scholarship but on social psychology to bring us important new insights into the behavior of the Supreme Court justices whose decisions shape our constitutional order."-Linda Greenhouse, Lecturer, Yale Law School"The Company They Keep is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand today's Supreme Court. Drawing upon a wide range of material from political science and American history, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum carefully explain how partisan polarization has come to the Supreme Court. Their discussions of networks of legal elites and of the Republican Party's somewhat more effective use of those networks are particularly illuminating."-MarkTushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School"In a fascinating new book titled The Company They Keep to be published early next year, two prominent students of judicial behavior, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum, explore the Supreme Court's current polarization through the lens of social psychology...It's a fresh observation of an old phenomenon." - Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times"The Company They Keep breaks from the literature on Supreme Court decision-making by describing judicial partisanship as a social phenomenon -- a consequence, in part, of justices wanting approval from their elite peers. Devins, a law professor at William & Mary, and Baum, a political scientist at Ohio State, develop their argument by importing insights from social psychology. Devins and Baum put Supreme Court watchers on the right track byfocusing on the justices not simply as individuals, but as members of teams that play in partisan political leagues... The Company They Keep reminds us that today's Supreme Court justices, far from calling balls andstrikes, are very much in the game. And they're playing to win." -Mark A. Graber, Washington Monthly"In the Company They Keep, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum write an compelling, elegant, and permanent addition to the political science on the Court. In their view, the Court is substantially more influenced by elite than by popular opinion. The great strength of their book flows from arguments supported both by theory and empirics." - John McGinnis, Balkinization"[The Company They Keep is] a book we're reading. It examines the elite social and political environment that surrounds justices and makes the powerful point that the growth of the Federalist Society has created a welcoming, reaffirming environment that helps conservative justices from drifting to the left and that contributed to the polarization of the court." - Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro, National Law Journal, "Preserving [the Supreme Court's] independence has grown far more difficult for reasons ably explored in Neal Devins and Lawrence Baums' The Company They Keep, a carefully argued and disturbing portrait of how partisan politics threaten to engulf the Court." -- New York Review of Books "Drawing on the methodologies of social psychology and political science, Professors Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum argue that the ideological stances of Supreme Court Justices are informed by a more subtle force than party loyalty or changing public norms... Rather than framing the judiciary as politicians in robes, Devins and Baum's analysis seeks to expose the Justices of the Supreme Court as something perhaps more sinister - that is, as humans seeking validation." -- Harvard Law Review "This fascinating book draws not only on political science and legal scholarship but on social psychology to bring us important new insights into the behavior of the Supreme Court justices whose decisions shape our constitutional order."-Linda Greenhouse, Lecturer, Yale Law School "The Company They Keep is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand today's Supreme Court. Drawing upon a wide range of material from political science and American history, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum carefully explain how partisan polarization has come to the Supreme Court. Their discussions of networks of legal elites and of the Republican Party's somewhat more effective use of those networks are particularly illuminating."-Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School "In a fascinating new book titled The Company They Keep to be published early next year, two prominent students of judicial behavior, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum, explore the Supreme Court's current polarization through the lens of social psychology...It's a fresh observation of an old phenomenon." - Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times "The Company They Keep breaks from the literature on Supreme Court decision-making by describing judicial partisanship as a social phenomenon -- a consequence, in part, of justices wanting approval from their elite peers. Devins, a law professor at William & Mary, and Baum, a political scientist at Ohio State, develop their argument by importing insights from social psychology. Devins and Baum put Supreme Court watchers on the right track by focusing on the justices not simply as individuals, but as members of teams that play in partisan political leagues... The Company They Keep reminds us that today's Supreme Court justices, far from calling balls and strikes, are very much in the game. And they're playing to win." -Mark A. Graber, Washington Monthly "In the Company They Keep, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum write an compelling, elegant, and permanent addition to the political science on the Court. In their view, the Court is substantially more influenced by elite than by popular opinion. The great strength of their book flows from arguments supported both by theory and empirics." - John McGinnis, Balkinization "[The Company They Keep is] a book we're reading. It examines the elite social and political environment that surrounds justices and makes the powerful point that the growth of the Federalist Society has created a welcoming, reaffirming environment that helps conservative justices from drifting to the left and that contributed to the polarization of the court." - Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro, National Law Journal, "This fascinating book draws not only on political science and legal scholarship but on social psychology to bring us important new insights into the behavior of the Supreme Court justices whose decisions shape our constitutional order."-Linda Greenhouse, Lecturer, Yale Law School "The Company They Keep is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand today's Supreme Court. Drawing upon a wide range of material from political science and American history, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum carefully explain how partisan polarization has come to the Supreme Court. Their discussions of networks of legal elites and of the Republican Party's somewhat more effective use of those networks are particularly illuminating."-Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School "In a fascinating new book titled The Company They Keep to be published early next year, two prominent students of judicial behavior, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum, explore the Supreme Court's current polarization through the lens of social psychology...It's a fresh observation of an old phenomenon." - Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times "The Company They Keep breaks from the literature on Supreme Court decision-making by describing judicial partisanship as a social phenomenon -- a consequence, in part, of justices wanting approval from their elite peers. Devins, a law professor at William & Mary, and Baum, a political scientist at Ohio State, develop their argument by importing insights from social psychology. Devins and Baum put Supreme Court watchers on the right track by focusing on the justices not simply as individuals, but as members of teams that play in partisan political leagues... The Company They Keep reminds us that today's Supreme Court justices, far from calling balls and strikes, are very much in the game. And they're playing to win." -Mark A. Graber, Washington Monthly "In the Company They Keep, Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum write an compelling, elegant, and permanent addition to the political science on the Court. In their view, the Court is substantially more influenced by elite than by popular opinion. The great strength of their book flows from arguments supported both by theory and empirics." - John McGinnis, Balkinization "[The Company They Keep is] a book we're reading. It examines the elite social and political environment that surrounds justices and makes the powerful point that the growth of the Federalist Society has created a welcoming, reaffirming environment that helps conservative justices from drifting to the left and that contributed to the polarization of the court." - Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro, National Law Journal
Table of Content
1. Summary of Book and Argument 2. The Supreme Court and Elites 3. Elites, Ideology, and the Rise of the Modern Court 4. The Court in a Polarized World 5. Conclusions
Copyright Date
2019
Dewey Decimal
347.7326
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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