Christopher P Banks: 3 books
The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism
From the Rehnquist to the Roberts Court
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Constitutional scholars Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman offer the most current and the first book-length study of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “new federalism” begun by the Rehnquist Court and now flourishing under Chief Justice John Roberts. Using descriptive and empirical methods in...
The Judicial Process
Law, Courts, and Judicial Politics
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
The Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Judicial Politics is an all-new, concise yet comprehensive core text that introduces students to the nature and significance of the judicial process in the United States and across the globe. It is social scientific in its approach, situating the role of the...
The American Legal Profession
The Myths and Realities of Practicing Law
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
While emphasizing that lawyers fulfill a vital but often misunderstood public function in society, The American Legal Profession: The Myths and Realities of Practicing Law by Christopher P. Banks dispels some of the common misconceptions about the legal profession to show that the reality of being...