The Judicial Power of the Purse: How Courts Fund National Defense in Times of Crisis (An Introduction)

Authors

Nancy Staudt, Northwestern University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Repository Date

2010

Keywords

Law & Society, Court Decisionmaking, Tax Law and Policy, Empirical Legal Studies, Law & Politics

Subject Categories

Law | Law and Politics | Law and Society | Tax Law

Abstract

This introduction to a forthcoming book (Spring 2011) briefly describes judges' hidden purse powers along with a theory for how and why judges will utilize these powers to keep the nation safe in times of foreign policy crisis. Ultimately, the book-length project investigates the empirical implications of the theory with both qualitative and quantitative data and finds substantial support for the idea that judges's use their financial powers differently in times of peace and in times of crisis

Repository Citation

Staudt, Nancy, "The Judicial Power of the Purse: How Courts Fund National Defense in Times of Crisis (An Introduction)" (2010). Faculty Working Papers. 51.
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/facultyworkingpapers/51