Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Legal Initial Conditions 16
6. 3. Initial Conditions and State Political Competition 60
7. 4. The Mechanism 92
8. 5. State Courts 133
9. 6. Legislatures and Courts 169
10. 7. Institutions and Outcomes 192
11. References 203
12. Index 223