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Authors: Forrest Maltzman, Paul J. Wahlbeck, James F. SpringgsII, Paul J. Wahlbeck, James F. Spriggs II
ISBN-13: 9780521783941, ISBN-10: 0521783941
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: July 2000
Edition: 1st Edition
Supreme Court decisions stem largely from the political nature of the opinion writing process.
List of Tables and Figures | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
1 | Introduction | 1 |
2 | Selecting an Author: Assigning the Majority Opinion | 29 |
3 | A Strategic Response to Draft Opinions | 57 |
4 | The Decision to Accommodate | 94 |
5 | The Politics of Coalition Formation | 125 |
6 | Conclusion | 149 |
App. 1 | Data Reliability | 155 |
App. 2 | Summary Statistics for Independent Variables | 169 |
App. 3 | Measuring Preemptive Accommodation | 173 |
References | 177 | |
Author Index | 197 | |
Subject Index | 200 |