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Oral Arguments and Decision Making on the United States Supreme Court » (New Edition)

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Authors: Timothy Russell Johnson
ISBN-13: 9780791461037, ISBN-10: 0791461033
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Date Published: May 2004
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Timothy Russell Johnson

Book Synopsis

How oral arguments influence the decisions of Supreme Court justices.

Table of Contents

Tablesix
Acknowledgmentsxi
Chapter 1Introduction1
Chapter 2Oral Arguments as an Information-Gathering Tool21
Chapter 3Oral Arguments and Coalition Formation57
Chapter 4Conference, Opinion Writing, and Oral Arguments71
Chapter 5Oral Arguments and Decisions on the Merits93
Chapter 6Conclusions and Implications125
Appendix 1Data Selection133
Appendix 2Data Reliability137
Appendix 3Example of Justice Powell's Oral Argument Notes from Chapter 3139
Notes141
References157
Cases Cited or in the Sample167
Index171

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