U.S. Supreme Court Opinions And Their Audiences

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Synopsis
This book is the first study specifically to investigate the extent to which US Supreme Court justices alter the clarity of their opinions based on expected reactions from their audiences.

The authors examine this dynamic by creating a unique measure of opinion clarity and then testing whether the Court writes clearer opinions when it faces ideologically hostile and ideologically scattered lower federal courts; when it decides cases involving poorly performing federal agencies; when it decides cases involving states with less professionalized legislatures and governors; and when it rules against public opinion. The data shows the Court writes clearer opinions in every one of these contexts, and demonstrates that actors are more likely to comply with clearer Court opinions.

Copyright:
2016

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781316681787
Related ISBNs:
9781107137141
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ryan C. Black, Ryan J. Owens, Justin Wedeking, Patrick C. Wohlfarth
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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