Courts, Judges & Politics: An Introduction to the Judicial Process
- ISBN-10
- 0070441677
- ISBN-13
- 9780070441675
- Category
- Political science (General)
- Pages
- 770
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Mcgraw-hill
- Authors
- Lee Epstein, Walter F. Murphy, Charles Herman Pritchett
Description
This classic reader has been a best selling component to the Judicial Process/Judicial Politics/American Legal System course for years. Now thoroughly updated while retaining the features that made it attractive for so long: organization, structure, coverage, narrative, choice of excerpts, and flexibility in use, Lee Epstein and Walter Murphy continue the tradition of this book.
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