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Crafting Law on the Supreme Court: The Collegial Game » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Crafting Law on the Supreme Court: The Collegial Game by Forrest Maltzman

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

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Author Biography: Forrest Maltzman

Book Synopsis

Supreme Court decisions stem largely from the political nature of the opinion writing process.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
1Introduction1
2Selecting an Author: Assigning the Majority Opinion29
3A Strategic Response to Draft Opinions57
4The Decision to Accommodate94
5The Politics of Coalition Formation125
6Conclusion149
App. 1Data Reliability155
App. 2Summary Statistics for Independent Variables169
App. 3Measuring Preemptive Accommodation173
References177
Author Index197
Subject Index200

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