Congress and the president are not the only branches that deal
with fiscal issues in times of war. In this innovative book, Nancy
Staudt focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters
during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies. There
is, she argues, a judicial power of the purse that becomes evident
upon examining the budgetary effects of judicial decision making.
The book provides substantial evidence that judges are
willing--maybe even eager--to redirect private monies into
government hands when the country is in peril, but when the judges
receive convincing cues that ongoing wartime activities undermine
the nation's interests, they are more likely to withhold funds from
the government by deciding cases in favor of private individuals
and entities who show up in court.
In stark contrast with conventional legal, political, and
institutional thought that privileges factors associated with
individual preferences, "The Judicial Power of the Purse "sheds
light on environmental factors in judicial decision making and will
be an excellent read for students of judicial behavior in political
science and law.
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