US Supreme Court Doctrine in the State High Courts
- Authors:
- Michael P. Fix, Georgia State University
- Benjamin J. Kassow, University of North Dakota
- Date Published: August 2020
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108812979
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US Supreme Court Doctrine in the State High Courts challenges theoretical and empirical accounts about how state high courts use US Supreme Court doctrine and precedent. Michael Fix and Benjamin Kassow argue that theories that do not account for the full range of ways in which state high courts can act are, by definition, incomplete. Examining three important precedents – Atkins v. Virginia, Lemon v. Kurtzman, and DC v. Heller/McDonald v. Chicago – Fix and Kassow find that state high courts commonly ignore Supreme Court precedent for reasons of political ideology, path dependence, and fact patterns in cases that may be of varying similarity to those found in relevant US Supreme Court doctrine. This work, which provides an important addition to the scholarly literature on the impact of Supreme Court decisions, should be read by anyone interested in law and politics or traditional approaches to the study of legal decision-making.
Read more- Provides an in-depth examination of judicial federalism and state high courts
- Offers extensive historical and doctrinal context, along with thorough empirical analyses
- Combines insights from political science and law to provide a more accurate picture of the US Supreme Court-state high court relationship
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'With rich descriptions and rigorous analysis, Fix and Kassow utilize key death penalty, Establishment Clause, and gun control decisions to show that treatments of US Supreme Court precedent are complex, nuanced, and sometimes surprising. This exciting new work takes a fresh, innovative approach to understanding the development of legal policy, producing fascinating results and making a truly outstanding contribution to the scholarly literature.' Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University
See more reviews'Fix and Kassow have written a groundbreaking book traversing political science and legal scholarship. Anyone interested in how Supreme Court opinions operate on the ground will find the study provocative and illuminating. State supreme courts play a large role in implementing (or not) US Supreme Court decisions and the authors' analysis of those state decisions makes a major contribution to the study of constitutional law.' Eric J. Segall, Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law, Georgia State University
'The study of the US Supreme Court has been consumed by the quest for the Holy Grail of the public law field: precedent. Fix and Kassow are well on the trail. Their book is the most nuanced study of precedent and its influence on the relationship between state supreme courts and the US Supreme Court. The authors examine engaging cases involving the death penalty, freedom of religion, and the Second Amendment. Their study plows new theoretical ground and suggests a path for the continuing quest.' Richard L. Pacelle, Jr., University of Tennessee
'… Fix and Kassow offer the discipline an excellent starting point that will be of interest to scholars and practitioners alike.' David A. Hughes, Law and Politics Book Review
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- Date Published: August 2020
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108812979
- length: 220 pages
- dimensions: 150 x 230 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.32kg
- contains: 6 b/w illus. 4 maps 6 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Role of Precedent
3. Theory of Precedent Usage
4. Conceptualizing and Measuring
5. Responses to Atkins v. Virginia
6. Usage of Lemon v. Kurtzman
7. Responses to Heller & McDonald
8. Concluding Thoughts
References
Index.
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