A Supreme Court without Protestants Does it matter?

Historically, the U.S. Supreme Court has been populated almost exclusively by Protestants. But the current Court is without a Protestant judge for the first time in its history. However, an examination of data from 1946-2008 indicates that for individual justices, ideology -- far more than religious...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Judicature 2010-07, Vol.94 (1), p.12-39
Hauptverfasser:	Scheb, John M, Sharma, Hemant Kumar, Glennon, Colin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Courts History Ideology Judges Justice Nominations Protestants Religion Retirement Supreme Court decisions Supreme Courts United States Supreme court Variables Voting Voting Behavior
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Zusammenfassung:	Historically, the U.S. Supreme Court has been populated almost exclusively by Protestants. But the current Court is without a Protestant judge for the first time in its history. However, an examination of data from 1946-2008 indicates that for individual justices, ideology -- far more than religious affiliation -- determines voting behavior.
ISSN:	0022-5800