The Behavior of Federal Judges

by Lee Epstein, William M. Landes, Richard A. Posner

2013 · Harvard University Press

Federal judges are not just robots or politicians in robes, yet their behavior is not well understood, even among themselves. Using statistical methods, a political scientist, an economist, and a judge construct a unified theory of judicial decision-making to dispel the mystery of how decisions from district courts to the Supreme Court are made.

Lewis and Clark on Their Journey to the Pacific

by Richard Sapp

2005 · Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Describes the Corps of Discovery's expedition to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

A Constitutional History of the U.S. Supreme Court

by Richard Regan

2015 · CUA Press

The Supreme Court s decisions concerning the first amendment are hotly debated, and the controversy shows no signs of abating as additional cases come before the court. Adding much-needed historical and philosophical background to the discussion, Richard J. Regan reconsiders some of the most important Supreme Court cases regarding the establishment clause and the free exercise of religion.