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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786085303321

Autore

Malphurs Ryan A. <1980-, >

Titolo

Rhetoric and discourse in Supreme Court oral arguments : sensemaking in judicial decisions / / Ryan A. Malphurs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-18229-2

1-283-94213-5

0-203-08294-X

1-136-18230-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in rhetoric and communication ; ; 13

Disciplina

347.73/2605

Soggetti

Oral pleading - United States

Forensic orations - United States

Law - United States - Language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Rhetoric and Discourse in Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Sensemaking in Judicial Decisions                                                                                                ; Copyright                ; Contents               ; Figures              ; Tables             ; Preface              ; Acknowledgments                      ; 1 A Letter to the Chief Justice of the United States

2 Historical Development of Legal Rhetoric and Supreme Court Oral Arguments                                                                                  3 Do Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court Matter?: A Simple Explanation                                                                                 ; 4 New Question: Oral Arguments "Matter," But How Do We Make Sense of Them?: A Modest Proposal

5 Critical Theories and Research Questions: Proposing a Method to Capture the Madness of Oral Arguments                                                                                                              6 The Many Faces of Oral Argument: Oral Argument's Purposes and the Justices' Styles                                                                                           ; 7 Arguing About "Bong Hits 4 Jesus": Testing Theory and Method in Morse v. Frederick

8 Making Sense of Child Rapists in Kennedy v. Louisiana: A Firsthand



Observation                                                                                       9 Historical Repercussions of Judicial Sensemaking: District of Columbia v. Dick Anthony Heller

10 The Ground Covered and New Ground to Uncover: Responding to Critics, Offering Recommendations, and a Final Letter to the Chief Justice                                                                                                                                                11 Biased Sensemaking: Compromising the Court's Rhetorical Authority                                                                           ; Notes            ; References                 ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P>While legal scholars, psychologists, and political scientists commonly voice their skepticism over the influence oral arguments have on the Court's voting pattern, this book offers a contrarian position focused on close scrutiny of the justices' communication within oral arguments. Malphurs examines the rhetoric, discourse, and subsequent decision-making within the oral arguments for significant Supreme Court cases, visiting their potential power and danger and revealing the rich dynamic nature of the justices' interactions among themselves and the advocates. In addition to offering advance