| Concurring Opinion Writing on the U.S. Supreme Court Contributor(s): Corley, Pamela C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438430663 ISBN-13: 9781438430669 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Courts - General - Political Science | American Government - Judicial Branch - Law | Judicial Power |
| Dewey: 347.732 |
| LCCN: 2009023198 |
| Series: SUNY Series in American Constitutionalism |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.48 lbs) 158 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When justices write or join a concurring opinion, they demonstrate their preferences over substantive legal rules. Concurrences provide a way for justices to express their views about the law, to engage in a dialogue of law with each other, the legal community, the public, and Congress. This important study is the first systematic examination of the content of Supreme Court concurrences. While previous work on Supreme Court decision making focuses solely on the outcome of cases, Pamela C. Corley tackles the content of Supreme Court concurring opinions to show the reasoning behind each justice's decision. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis, Concurring Opinion Writing on the U.S. Supreme Court offers a rich and detailed portrait of judicial decision making by studying the process of opinion writing and the formation of legal doctrine through the unique lens of concurrences. Pamela C. Corley is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. |