The Supreme Court compendium : data, decisions, and developments / Lee Epstein [and others].
2012
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Title
The Supreme Court compendium : data, decisions, and developments / Lee Epstein [and others].
Published
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE/CQ Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
KF8742 .E68 2012
Edition
Fifth edition.
ISBN
9781608717439 (alk. paper)
1608717437 (alk. paper)
1608717437 (alk. paper)
Description
xxviii, 836 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)693809384
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Miles Price Fund
Added Author
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Miles Price Fund
Table of Contents
Preface
xv
About the Authors
xix
Introduction
xxi
1.
The Supreme Court: An Institutional Perspective
1
Table 1-1
Chronology of Important Events in the Supreme Court's History, 1787-2010
3
Table 1-2
Chronology of Important Events in the Supreme Court's History Pertaining to Women, 1787-2010
24
Table 1-3
Chronology of Important Events in the Supreme Court's History Pertaining to Minorities, 1787-2010
28
Table 1-4
Brief Overview of the Supreme Court, 2011
32
Table 1-5
Select Congressional Legislation Relating to the Supreme Court
35
Table 1-6
Sections of the United States Code Pertaining to the Organization of the Supreme Court
38
Table 1-7
Sections of the United States Code Pertaining to the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
39
Table 1-8
Selected Internet Sites Relating to the Supreme Court
41
Table 1-9
Supreme Court Budget Appropriations, 1930-2011
43
Table 1-10
Supreme Court Budget, Fiscal Years 2009-2011
46
Table 1-11
Salaries of the Justices, 1789-2011
47
Table 1-12
Retirement and Pension Provisions for the Supreme Court Justices
48
Table 1-13
Outline of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States
50
Figure 1-1
The Processing of Supreme Court Cases
52
Table 1-14
The Supreme Court's Calendar
53
Table 1-15
Sections of the United States Code Pertaining to Supreme Court Officers and Employees
54
Table 1-16
Supreme Court Employees: Full-time Permanent Positions, 1930-2011
57
Table 1-17
Administrative Officers of the Supreme Court, 1790-2011
60
2.
The Supreme Court's Review Process, Caseload, and Cases
63
Table 2-1
Supreme Court Rule 10: Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari
67
Table 2-2
The Supreme Court's Caseload, 1880-2009 Terms
68
Table 2-3
Cases on the Dockets of the Supreme Court, 1935-1969 Terms
75
Table 2-4
Cases on the Dockets of the Supreme Court, 1970-2009 Terms
77
Table 2-5
Petitions Granted Review, 1926-1969 Terms
79
Table 2-6
Petitions Granted Review, 1970-2009 Terms
82
Table 2-7
Guide to Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
84
Table 2-8
Signed Opinions, Cases Disposed of by Signed Opinion, and Cases Disposed of by Per Curiam Opinion, 1926-2009 Terms
88
Table 2-9
Reporting Systems
91
Table 2-10
Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions
92
Table 2-11
Formally Decided Cases by Issue Area, 1946-2009 Terms
96
Table 2-12
Major Decisions of the Supreme Court: Congressional Quarterly, 1790-2009 Terms
103
Table 2-13
Major Decisions of the Supreme Court: New York Times Measure, 1946-2010 Terms
162
Table 2-14
Cases Incorporating Provisions of the Bill of Rights into the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
187
Table 2-15
Supreme Court Decisions Holding Acts of Congress Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part, 1789-2009 Terms
188
Table 2-16
Supreme Court Decisions Holding State Constitutional and Statutory Provisions and Municipal Ordinances Unconstitutional on Their Face or as Administered; and State and Local Laws Held Preempted by Federal Law, 1789-2009 Terms
193
Table 2-17
Supreme Court Decisions Overruled by Subsequent Decisions, 1789-2009 Terms
224
3.
The Supreme Court's Opinion, Decision, and Outcome Trends
245
Table 3-1
Unanimous Decisions, 1900-2009 Terms
247
Table 3-2
Dissenting Opinions, 1801-2009 Terms
250
Table 3-3
Concurring Opinions, 1801-2009 Terms
256
Table 3-4
Cases Decided by a 5-4 or 4-3 Vote, 1801-2009 Terms
262
Table 3-5
Cases Decided by a Judgment of the Court, 1946-2009 Terms
268
Table 3-6
Disposition of Cases, 1946-2009 Terms
270
Table 3-7
Direction of Court Decisions, by Issue Area and Chief Justice, 1946-2009 Terms
272
Table 3-8
Direction of Court Decisions (Percentage Liberal), by Issue Area, 1946-2009 Terms
273
Table 3-9
Means and Medians in Civil Liberties Cases, 1946-2009 Terms
278
Table 3-10
Means and Medians in Criminal Cases, 1946-2009 Terms
280
Table 3-11
Means and Medians in Economic Liberties Cases, 1946-2009 Terms
282
Table 3-12
Means and Medians of Segal-Cover Scores, 1946-2010 Terms
284
Table 3-13
Martin and Quinn's Estimated Locations of the Most Liberal, Median, and Most Conservative Ideal Points, 1937-2009 Terms
286
4.
The Justices: Backgrounds, Nominations, and Confirmations
289
Table 4-1
The Justices of the United States Supreme Court
292
Table 4-2
Birth and Childhood Statistics for the Justices
296
Table 4-3
Family Background of the Justices
304
Table 4-4
Education and Legal Training of the Justices
317
Table 4-5
Marriages and Children of the Justices
331
Table 4-6
Private Practice and Law Professorships of the Justices
336
Table 4-7
Military Experience of the Justices
347
Table 4-8
Political Experience of the Justices
349
Table 4-9
Prior Judicial Experience of the Justices
363
Table 4-10
Summary of Background Characteristics of the Justices
371
Table 4-11
Personal Finances of the Justices, 2009
373
Table 4-12
Supreme Court Nominees
374
Table 4-13
Supreme Court Nominees and the Vacancies to Be Filled
382
Table 4-14
Senate Judiciary Committee Action on Supreme Court Nominees
392
Table 4-15
Senate Action on Supreme Court Nominees
406
Table 4-16
American Bar Association Rating of Supreme Court Nominees, 1956-2011
416
Table 4-17
Confirmation Factors, 1937-2010
418
Table 4-18
Respondents Supporting or Opposing Nominees for the Supreme Court
420
Table 4-19
Respondents' Impressions of the Withdrawal of Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers
421
Table 4-20
Appointment Anomalies
422
5.
The Justices: Post-Confirmation Activities and Departures from the Court
425
Table 5-1
Length of Service (Ranked)
428
Table 5-2
Natural Courts
431
Table 5-3
Circuit Justice Assignments, 1802-1867
441
Table 5-4
Circuit Justice Assignments, 1867-2011
443
Table 5-5
Extrajudicial Activities while Sitting on the Court
448
Table 5-6
Impeachment Actions against Supreme Court Justices
453
Table 5-7
Departure from the Court
454
Table 5-8
Justices Rated "Great," Selected Studies
460
Table 5-9
Post-Court Activities
462
Table 5-10
The Deaths of the Justices
467
Table 5-11
Locations of Justices' Personal Papers
476
Table 5-12
Selected Books and Articles Written by the Justices
485
Table 5-13
Classic Statements from the Bench
497
Table 5-14
Published Biographies of the Justices
523
6.
The Justices: Oral Arguments, Votes, and Opinions
543
Table 6-1
Ideological Values of the Justices, 1937-2009
547
Table 6-2
Martin-Quinn Estimates of the Justices' Ideology and the Median Justice, 1937-2009 Terms
549
Table 6-3
Number of Questions Asked by the Individual Justices During Oral Argument, 2005-2009 Terms
559
Table 6-4
Aggregate Liberal Voting of Justices, 1946-2009 Terms
561
Table 6-5
Liberal Voting of the Justices, by Term, 1946-2009
565
Table 6-6
Voting Interagreements among the Justices, by Issue Area, 1946-2009 Terms
601
Table 6-7
Votes in Support of and Opposition to Decisions Declaring Legislation Unconstitutional, 1946-2009 Terms
647
Table 6-8
Votes in Support of and Opposition to Decisions Formally Altering Precedent, 1946-2009 Terms
650
Table 6-9
Opinions of the Court, Dissenting Opinions, and Concurring Opinions, 1790-2009 Terms
652
Table 6-10
Votes of the Justices, 1953-2009 Terms
655
Table 6-11
Number of Solo Dissents, 1946-2009 Terms
656
Table 6-12
Assignment and Authorship of Majority Opinion, 1946-1952 Terms
657
Table 6-13
Assignment and Authorship of Majority Opinion, 1953-1960 Terms
659
Table 6-14
Assignment and Authorship of Majority Opinion, 1961-1968 Terms
661
Table 6-15
Assignment and Authorship of Majority Opinion, 1969-1977 Terms
664
Table 6-16
Assignment and Authorship of Majority Opinion, 1978-1985 Terms
666
Table 6-17
Assignment and Authorship of Majority Opinion, 1986-2004 Terms
668
Table 6-18
Assignment and Authorship of Majority Opinion, 2005-2009 Terms
672
7.
The Supreme Court: Its Political and Legal Environments
675
Table 7-1
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Overturning Supreme Court Decisions
681
Table 7-2
Cases in Which Members of Congress Filed Amicus Curiae Briefs, 1912-1998
681
Table 7-3
Most Litigated Laws, Vinson through Roberts Courts, 1946-2009 Terms
685
Table 7-4
Most Litigated Constitutional Provisions, Vinson through Roberts Courts, 1946-2009 Terms
687
Table 7-5
Chairs of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
689
Table 7-6
Chairs of the House Committee on the Judiciary
691
Table 7-7
Impeachment of Federal Judges and Justices
693
Figure 7-1
Organizational Chart of the Department of Justice
695
Table 7-8
Attorneys General of the United States
696
Figure 7-2
Organizational Chart of the Office of the Solicitor General
700
Table 7-9
Solicitors General of the United States
701
Table 7-10
Success Rate of the United States as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, 1946-2009 Terms
703
Table 7-11
Success Rate of the United States as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, by Issue Area and Chief Justice, 1946-2009 Terms
704
Table 7-12
Position Taken by the Solicitor General as an Amicus Curiae in Cases before the Supreme Court, 1946-2001
705
Table 7-13
Success Rate of the Solicitor General as an Amicus Curiae in Cases before the Supreme Court, 1946-2001 Terms
706
Table 7-14
Success Rate of Federal Agencies as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, 1946-2009 Terms
708
Table 7-15
Success Rate of Federal Agencies as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, by Issue Area, 1946-2009 Terms
710
Table 7-16
Success Rate of Federal Agencies as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, by Agency, 1946-2009 Terms
711
Table 7-17
Supreme Court Rulings against Presidents, Washington to G.W. Bush
713
Table 7-18
Success Rate of States as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, 1946-2009 Terms
714
Table 7-19
Success Rate of States as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, by Issue Area and Chief Justice, 1946-2009 Terms
716
Table 7-20
Success Rates of States as a Party to a Case before the Supreme Court, by State, 1946-2009 Terms
717
Table 7-21
Supreme Court Rule 37: Brief for Amicus Curiae
719
Table 7-22
Supreme Court Cases Containing at Least One Amicus Curiae Brief, 1946-2001 Terms
721
Figure 7-3
The American Court System
722
Figure 7-4
The Federal Court System: United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts
723
Table 7-23
Justices' Citations to Amicus Curiae Briefs, 1953-2004 Terms
724
Table 7-24
The Development of the Federal Courts of Appeals
725
Table 7-25
U.S. Court of Appeals Decisions Affirmed by the Supreme Court, 1946-2009 Terms
729
Table 7-26
U.S. District Court Decisions Affirmed by the Vinson, Warren, Burger, Rehnquist, and Roberts Courts, 1946-2009
733
Table 7-27
Article I Special Jurisdiction Courts
737
Table 7-28
Article III Special Jurisdiction Courts
741
Table 7-29
Specialized Court Decisions Affirmed by the Vinson, Warren, Burger, Rehnquist, and Roberts Courts, 1946-2009
744
Table 7-30
State and Territorial Court Decisions Affirmed by the Vinson, Warren, Burger, Rehnquist, and Roberts Courts, 1946-2009
754
8.
The Supreme Court and Public Opinion
749
Table 8-1
Respondents Allowing Atheists to Perform Specified Activity
753
Table 8-2
Respondents Allowing Racists to Perform Specified Activity
754
Table 8-3
Respondents Allowing Homosexuals to Perform Specified Activity
755
Table 8-4
Respondents Allowing Communists to Perform Specified Activity
756
Table 8-5
Respondents Allowing Militarists to Perform Specified Activity
757
Table 8-6
Respondents Favoring Capital Punishment, Various Polls
758
Table 8-7
Respondents Believing Courts Not Harsh Enough with Criminals
759
Table 8-8
Respondents on Wiretapping Issues
760
Table 8-9
Respondents Approving of Brown v. Board of Education
761
Table 8-10
Respondents Disapproving of Racial Intermarriage and Approving of Segregated Neighborhoods
762
Table 8-11
Respondents Approving of Busing, Various Polls
763
Table 8-12
Respondents Favoring Racial Preferences in Hiring or Promotion Where There Has Been Past Discrimination
764
Table 8-13
Respondents Favoring Affirmative Action
764
Table 8-14
Respondents Believing a Woman's Job Is to Take Care of the Home
765
Table 8-15
Respondents Believing Past Job Discrimination against Women Should Result in Hiring Preferences Today
765
Table 8-16
Respondents Believing Abortion Should Be Legal, Select Polls
766
Table 8-17
Respondents Believing Information on Birth Control Should Be Legally Available, Select Polls
768
Table 8-18
Respondents Believing Birth Control Should Be Available to Minors
768
Table 8-19
Respondents Supporting Legal Abortion under Special Circumstances
769
Table 8-20
Respondents Supporting Roe v. Wade, Select Polls
770
Table 8-21
Respondents Believing Homosexual Behavior Is Wrong
771
Table 8-22
Respondents Believing Homosexuals Should Have Equal Rights in Job Opportunities
772
Table 8-23
Respondents Supporting Gay Marriage
772
Table 8-24
Respondents Supporting Amendment Banning Gay Marriage
773
Table 8-25
Respondents Believing Pornography Leads to a Breakdown in Morals
773
Table 8-26
Respondents Approving of Supreme Court Decisions Preventing Organized Prayer or Bible Readings in Schools, Select Polls
774
Table 8-27
Respondents Supporting an Individual's Right to Die, Various Polls
775
Table 8-28
Respondents Believing the Supreme Court Is Too Liberal or Too Conservative
776
Table 8-29
Respondents Having a Great Deal or Quite a Lot of Confidence in the Supreme Court, Various Polls
777
Table 8-30
Public Reaction to Franklin D. Roosevelt's Plan to Enlarge the Supreme Court
779
Table 8-31
Members of State, District, and Territorial Bars Favoring Franklin D. Roosevelt's Plan to Enlarge the Supreme Court (1937)
780
Table 8-32
Respondents Believing That the Supreme Court's Decision in Bush v. Gore Mainly Reflected the Political Views or Partisan Politics of the Justices
782
Table 8-33
Respondents Approving of or Agreeing with the Supreme Court's Decision in Bush v. Gore
782
Table 8-34
Respondents Able to Name Supreme Court Justices (1989) and Chief Justice Rehnquist (1995)
783
Table 8-35
Respondents Able to Name the Judge on the Television Show The People's Court (1989)
783
Table 8-36
Respondents' Impressions of the Justices
784
Table 8-37
Respondents' Impressions of Chief Justice
784
9.
The Impact of the Supreme Court
785
Table 9-1
Legal Abortions, 1966-2005
790
Table 9-2
The Death Penalty in the States: Numbers of Inmates Executed and Awaiting Execution
791
Table 9-3
Black Children in Elementary and Secondary Schools with White Children: Southern and Border States, 1954-1973
793
Table 9-4
School Desegregation by Region, 1968-2005
794
Table 9-5
Percentage of Black Students in Majority White Schools, 1954-1998
796
Table 9-6
Law School Enrollment and Graduation, Percentage Minority and Female, 1971-2010
797
Table 9-7
Voter Registration Rates in Eleven Southern States, by Race, 1960-2000
798
Table 9-8
Reported Registration of the Voting-Age Population, by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin, for Eleven Southern States: November 2008 (In thousands)
800
Table 9-9
Number of Political Action Committees (PACs), by Type, 1974-2009
805
Table 9-10
PACs: Receipts, Expenditures, and Contributions, 1975-2008
806
Table 9-11
Legislative Districting: Deviations from Equality in Congressional Districts
807
Selected Readings
809
Index
817