Judicial decisions and public policy relate in complex ways

Evidence

Because courts regularly decide cases that involve important policy issues, it might seem that they are in a position to dominate policymaking in the United States. But in actuality the relationship between judicial decisions and public policy is quite complex. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 202

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Judicial rulings can set binding national policy beyond the immediate parties — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 194; Judicial decisions result from attitudes, role conceptions, and institutional constraints interacting together. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1286; Court structure shapes which policy issues a supreme court can address. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 441 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Judicial rulings can set legal obligations without settling disputed public policy #exemplifies (0.92) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 207
• Judicial policy outcomes depend on how affected parties respond to court rulings. #expands (0.86) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3167
• Judicial rulings have policy consequences yet judges should not impose their own policy views #exemplifies (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2688
• State constitutional policymaking involves federal and interstate courts as well as state institutions #exemplifies (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3368
• Judicial decisions result from attitudes, role conceptions, and institutional constraints interacting together. #expands (0.83) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1286
• State courts make constitutional and common-law policy in distinct doctrinal domains #exemplifies (0.82) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3267
• Court structure shapes which policy issues a supreme court can address. #exemplifies (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 441
• Judicial decisions are governed by beliefs about facts and rules #expands (0.78) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 160
• Formalizing law expands the judiciary into an omnipresent public service #expands (0.75) — Michel Foucault, The Birth of Biopolitics, 945
• Evidence that selection mode shapes judicial decisions is mixed and inconclusive #complicates (0.72) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 446