Lee J. Epstein & Jeffrey A. Segal 
The Supreme Court Compendium 
Two Centuries of Data, Decisions, and Developments

The 
Supreme Court Compendium provides historical and statistical information on the Supreme Court: its institutional development; caseload; decision trends; the background, nomination, and voting behavior of its justices; its relationship with public, governmental, and other judicial bodies; and its impact.  With over 180 tables and figures, this new edition is intended to capture the full retrospective picture through the 2013-2014 term of the Roberts Court and the momentous decisions handed down within the last four years, including United States v. Windsor, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, and Shelby County v. Holder.

Tabla de materias

Preface

About the Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Supreme Court: An Institutional Perspective

Chapter 2. The Supreme Court’s Review Process, Caseload, and Cases

Chapter 3. The Supreme Court’s Opinion, Decision, and Outcome Trends

Chapter 4. The Justices: Backgrounds, Nominations, and Confirmations

Chapter 5. The Justices: Post-Confirmation Activities and Departures from the Court

Chapter 6. The Justices: Oral Arguments, Votes, and Opinions

Chapter 7. The Supreme Court: Its Political and Legal Environments

Chapter 8. The Supreme Court and Public Opinion

Index

Sobre el autor

Thomas G. Walker (Ph D, University of Kentucky) is the Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus at Emory University, where he won several teaching awards for his courses on constitutional law and the judicial process. His book A Court Divided, written with Deborah J. Barrow, won the prestigious V. O. Key Award for the best book on Southern politics. He is the author of Eligible for Execution and coauthor of The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments, 7th Edition, with Lee Epstein, Jeffrey A. Segal, and Harold J. Spaeth.