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Decision Making and Controversies in State Supreme Courts

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Foregrounding religious, racialized and gendered disputes, Decision Making and Controversies in State Supreme Courts examines state supreme court decision making during controversies. Using case studies within Alabama, Louisiana, and Wisconsin, Salmon Shomade identifies and analyses the predominant factors influencing decision making in times of court contention. In this book, Shomade assesses how the justices’ interpersonal dynamics and controversial issues of religion, race, and gender impact their decision making. Specifically, the book focuses on former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Ten Commandments monument crisis, Louisiana Chief Justice Bernette Johnson and her elevation dispute, and former Wisconsin Justice David Prosser and his conflicts with two female colleagues. The book contributes to the literature on decision making in state appellate courts by building upon established models utilized for assessing these courts.

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ISBN: 9781498543019
Publication date: 16th August 2023
Author: Salmon A. Shomade
Publisher: Lexington Books
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 172 pages
Genres: Legal systems: judicial powers
Legal history
Central / national / federal government
Regional, state and other local government
Central / national / federal government policies
Local government law
Regional government law