Creating the Law: State Supreme Court Opinions and the Effect of Audiences

ISBN-13: 9781138616844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str.

Michael K. Romano; Todd A. Curry

Opis

Creating the Law gives students the tools for understanding how institutional variation affects judicial outcomes and shows how language relates to decision making in the judiciary more specifically.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Judicial Representation, Written Opinions, and Audiences  3. Writing for An Audience: Framing and Opinion Content  4. Accommodating for Dissent: The Effect of Minority Voices on Majority Opinions  5. Efficiency or Strategy: Per Curiam Usage on State Supreme Courts  6. The Political Ramifications of Opinion Content: Unanimity and Strategic Writing  7. Conclusion  Appendix A  Appendix B