04792oam 2200721I 450 991078608530332120230803025116.01-136-18229-21-283-94213-50-203-08294-X1-136-18230-610.4324/9780203082942 (CKB)2670000000315499(EBL)1108555(OCoLC)823719213(SSID)ssj0000804145(PQKBManifestationID)12332157(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804145(PQKBWorkID)10814275(PQKB)10857598(MiAaPQ)EBC1108555(Au-PeEL)EBL1108555(CaPaEBR)ebr10643507(CaONFJC)MIL425463(FINmELB)ELB134194(EXLCZ)99267000000031549920180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRhetoric and discourse in Supreme Court oral arguments sensemaking in judicial decisions /Ryan A. MalphursNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (247 p.)Routledge studies in rhetoric and communication ;13Routledge studies in rhetoric and communication ;13Description based upon print version of record.1-138-84248-6 0-415-64004-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 States2 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 Proposal5 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. Frederick8 Making Sense of Child Rapists in Kennedy v. Louisiana: A Firsthand Observation 9 Historical Repercussions of Judicial Sensemaking: District of Columbia v. Dick Anthony Heller10 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<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 advanceRoutledge Studies in Rhetoric and CommunicationOral pleadingUnited StatesForensic orationsUnited StatesLawUnited StatesLanguageOral pleadingForensic orationsLawLanguage.347.73/2605Malphurs Ryan A.1980-,1496679MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786085303321Rhetoric and discourse in Supreme Court oral arguments3721480UNINA