• Emphasizes the fundamentals with a judicious blending of the theoretical and the practical, all in a compact and readable package.
• Provides an expert distillation of prominent cases, illustrating the fundamental point that the law changes as society’s mores change, and that the courts--both state and federal--have an expanded role in policymaking.
• Puts judicial policymaking in context with legislative history and shows how the courts’ role is distinct.

New to the Eighth Edition

• Discusses of appointments by Presidents Donald Trump and Joseph Biden to the federal courts, including the confirmations of Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett, and Jackson to the Supreme Court
• Introduces the controversy of the Supreme Court’s "shadow docket."
• Analyzes the legal and political aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruling Roe v. Wade.
• Examines other key state and federal rulings on non-unanimous verdicts in criminal cases, gerrymandering, climate change, and separation between church and state.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032532240
Author G. Alan Tarr
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd