Description: Creating the Law : State Supreme Court Opinions and the Effect of Audiences, Paperback by Romano, Michael K.; Curry, Todd A., ISBN 1138616842, ISBN-13 9781138616844, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Written opinions are the primary means by which judges communicate with external actors. These opinions include the parties to the case itself, but also more broadly journalists, public officials, lawyers, other judges, and increasingly, the mass public. In Creating the Law, Michael K. Romano and Todd A. Curry examine the extent to which judges tailor their language in order to avoid retribution during their retention, and how institutional variations involving intra-chamber dynamics may influence the written word of a legal opinion. Using an extensive dataset that includes the text of all death penalty and education decisions issued by state supreme courts from 1, Romano and Curry are the first to examine the connection between retention incentives and language choices. They utilize text analysis techniques developed in the field of communications and apply them to the text of judicial decisions. In doing so, they find that judges write with their audience in mind, and emphasize dueling strategies of justification and persuasion in order to please diverse audiences that may be paying attention. Furthermore, the process of drafting a majority opinion is a team exercise, and when more individuals are involved in its crafting, the product will reflect this complexity. This book gives students the tools for understanding how institutional variation affects judicial outcomes and shows how language relates to decision making in the judiciary more specifically"--
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Book Title: Creating the Law : State Supreme Court Opinions and the Effect of
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Creating the Law
Publisher: Routledge
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Publication Year: 2019
Subject: American Government / Judicial Branch, Judicial Power, General, American Government / State, Courts
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.1 Oz
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Author: Todd A. Curry, Michael K. Romano
Subject Area: Law, Political Science
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Series: Law, Courts and Politics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
