Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-341) and index.
Contents:
The role of state supreme courts in the creation of public policies that affect political, legal, economic, and social inequality -- The Political, Legal, Economic, and Social Inequality State Supreme Court Database -- Do the haves come out ahead in the state high courts? -- The backgrounds and ideologies of state supreme court justices -- The institutions -- The capture of state supreme courts by state political regimes -- Accounting for the voting behavior of state supreme court justices on cases pertinent to inequality -- When do courts advance equality? -- State supreme courts and political legal, economic, and social inequality.
Summary:
"This book investigates the policies made by state high courts that pertain to the seemingly inexorable rise of political, legal, economic, and social inequality in the United States, using data assembled by the authors on the equality-relevant decisions made by the state supreme courts from 1990 to 2015"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.