Oral arguments before the supreme court an empirical approach

When the Supreme Court decides a case, the litigants make an oral presentation. This is the only public part in the steps in the Court's decision, so it provides an important window into its decision-making processes. Using transcripts, the author examines how the oral arguments work, and their...

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Main Author: Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008, c2008
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series / American Psychology-Law Society series
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:When the Supreme Court decides a case, the litigants make an oral presentation. This is the only public part in the steps in the Court's decision, so it provides an important window into its decision-making processes. Using transcripts, the author examines how the oral arguments work, and their effect on the Court's decisions
Physical Description:xiii, 187 p.
ISBN:9780199867554
0199867550