Building the Judiciary: Law, Courts, and the Politics of Institutional Development

by Justin Crowe

Book Overview

How did the federal judiciary transcend early limitations to become a powerful institution of American governance? How did the Supreme Court move from political irrelevance to political centrality? Building the Judiciary uncovers the causes and consequences of judicial institution-building in the United States from the commencement of the new government in 1789 through the close of the twentieth century. Explaining why and how the federal judiciary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691152934
• ISBN13: 9780691152936
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"