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The puzzle of unanimity : consensus on the United States Supreme Court / Pamela C. Corley, Amy Steigerwalt, and Artemus Ward.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Corley, Pamela C., 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Supreme Court.
- United States.
- Judicial process--United States.
- Judicial process.
- Consensus (Social sciences)--United States.
- Consensus (Social sciences).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- The U.S. Supreme Court typically rules on cases that present complex legal questions. Given the challenging nature of its cases and the popular view that the Court is divided along ideological lines, it's commonly assumed that the Court routinely hands down equally-divided decisions. Yet the justices actually issue unanimous decisions in approximately one third of the cases they decide.Drawing on data from the U.S. Supreme Court database, internal court documents, and the justices' private papers, The Puzzle of Unanimity provides the first comprehensive account of how the C
- Contents:
- The Roosevelt court : the critical juncture from consensus to dissensus
- Closing the jaws of the decision-making vise : a theory and model of consensus
- A function of design : consensus in votes on the merits
- Monolithic solidarity : consensus in opinion writing
- An opportunity to clarify : unanimity and agenda setting.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780804786324
- 0804786321
- OCLC:
- 841909856
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