"This book by two distinguished political scientists makes a bold claim: Supreme Court justices rarely adhere to precedent, and when they do, it is usually in cases of no great importance. The authors write crystal-clear prose and sustain it with copious and careful research....This landmark book should be read by all serious students of the judicial process." Choice

• List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Precedent and the Court; 2. Measuring precedential behavior; 3. Precedential behavior from the beginning through the Chase Court; 4. Precedential behavior bridging the 19th and 20th centuries; 5. Precedential behavior in the Hughes, Stone, and Vinson courts; 6. Precedential behavior in the Warren court; 7. Precedential behavior in the Burger Court; 8. Precedential behavior in the Rehnquist court; 9. The Supreme court and state decisions; 10. Conclusions; List of references; Case index; Subject/name index.

"This book by two distinguished political scientists makes a bold claim: Supreme Court justices rarely adhere to precedent, and when they do, it is usually in cases of no great importance. The authors write crystal-clear prose and sustain it with copious and careful research....This landmark book should be read by all serious students of the judicial process." Choice

• List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Precedent and the Court; 2. Measuring precedential behavior; 3. Precedential behavior from the beginning through the Chase Court; 4. Precedential behavior bridging the 19th and 20th centuries; 5. Precedential behavior in the Hughes, Stone, and Vinson courts; 6. Precedential behavior in the Warren court; 7. Precedential behavior in the Burger Court; 8. Precedential behavior in the Rehnquist court; 9. The Supreme court and state decisions; 10. Conclusions; List of references; Case index; Subject/name index.

"This book by two distinguished political scientists makes a bold claim: Supreme Court justices rarely adhere to precedent, and when they do, it is usually in cases of no great importance. The authors write crystal-clear prose and sustain it with copious and careful research....This landmark book should be read by all serious students of the judicial process." Choice

• List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Precedent and the Court; 2. Measuring precedential behavior; 3. Precedential behavior from the beginning through the Chase Court; 4. Precedential behavior bridging the 19th and 20th centuries; 5. Precedential behavior in the Hughes, Stone, and Vinson courts; 6. Precedential behavior in the Warren court; 7. Precedential behavior in the Burger Court; 8. Precedential behavior in the Rehnquist court; 9. The Supreme court and state decisions; 10. Conclusions; List of references; Case index; Subject/name index.