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In Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, Robert J. Hume examines how the democratization of state courts and state constitutional systems has influenced the capacity of judges to protect minority rights. Through an intensive examination of same-sex marriage policy, Hume shows that democratic innovations like judicial elections and initiative amendment procedures have conditioned the impact of judges on state marriage laws. Using a combination of original and publicly available data, Hume demonstrates that ""courthouse democracy"" has influenced the behavior

Same-sex marriage --- Political questions and judicial power --- Constitutional law --- Judicial activism --- Judicial power and political questions --- Act of state --- Administrative discretion --- Judicial review --- Jurisdiction --- Law --- Rule of law --- Separation of powers --- Gay marriage --- Homosexual marriage --- Lesbian marriage --- Same-sex unions --- Marriage --- Civil unions --- Law and legislation --- States. --- Political aspects

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What impact do federal courts have on the administrative agencies of the federal government? How do agencies react to the decisions of federal courts? This book answers these questions by examining the responses of federal agencies to the U.S. Courts of Appeals, revealing what happens inside agencies after courts rule against them. Robert J. Hume draws upon dozens of interviews with current and former administrators, taking readers behind the scenes of these organizations to reveal their internal procedures, their attitudes about courts, and their surprising capacity to be influenced by a j

Judicial review of administrative acts --- Judicial opinions --- Judges --- Appellate courts --- Administrative agencies --- Administrative procedure --- Alcaldes --- Cadis --- Chief justices --- Chief magistrates --- Justices --- Magistrates --- Courts --- Opinions, Judicial --- Legal opinions --- Adjective administrative law --- Adjudication, Administrative --- Administrative adjudication --- Administrative rule making --- Regulatory reform --- Rule making, Administrative --- Procedure (Law) --- Agencies, Administrative --- Executive agencies --- Government agencies --- Regulatory agencies --- Administrative law --- Public administration --- Language. --- Decision making. --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Officials and employees --- Law and legislation