{"product_id":"rationing-the-constitution-andrew-coan-9780674986954","title":"Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this groundbreaking analysis of Supreme Court decision-making, Andrew Coan explains how judicial caseload shapes the course of American constitutional law and the role of the Court in American society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCompared with the vast machinery surrounding Congress and the president, the Supreme Court is a tiny institution that can resolve only a small fraction of the constitutional issues that arise in any given year. \u003ci\u003eRationing the Constitution \u003c\/i\u003eshows that this simple yet frequently ignored fact is essential to understanding how the Supreme Court makes constitutional law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDue to the structural organization of the judiciary and certain widely shared professional norms, the capacity of the Supreme Court to review lower-court decisions is severely limited. From this fact, Andrew Coan develops a novel and arresting theory of Supreme Court decision-making. In deciding cases, the Court must not invite more litigation than it can handle. On many of the most important constitutional questions--touching on federalism, the separation of powers, and individual rights--this constraint creates a strong pressure to adopt hard-edged categorical rules, or defer to the political process, or both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe implications for U.S. constitutional law are profound. Lawyers, academics, and social activists pursuing social reform through the courts must consider whether their goals can be accomplished within the constraints of judicial capacity. Often the answer will be no. The limits of judicial capacity also substantially constrain the Court's much touted--and frequently lamented--power to overrule democratic majorities. As \u003ci\u003eRationing the Constitution \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates, the Supreme Court is David, not Goliath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Coan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674986954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674986954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Andrew Coan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120030085375,"sku":"9780674986954","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cf3114f-dcda-4f2d-ac54-ae2105abd1b6.jpg?v=1687412185","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rationing-the-constitution-andrew-coan-9780674986954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}