Description: A comprehensive empirical analysis of how--and if--divisiveness on the Supreme Court affects popular perceptions of its legitimacy.
Review Quotes: "Perceptions of a Polarized Court represents an important advance in our understanding of the relationship between the Supreme Court and public opinion, by making prominent the role of media coverage as an intervening factor and illuminating the conditional effect of issue salience on the Court's ability to affect public opinion. This book is a must-read for all who are interested in the role of the Supreme Court in the American political system and in American life more generally."--State Legislature