LEADER 02895nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910463112303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-8632-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804786324 035 $a(CKB)2670000000354989 035 $a(EBL)1180198 035 $a(OCoLC)841909856 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000872092 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12432780 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872092 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10830820 035 $a(PQKB)11525234 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000155773 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1180198 035 $a(DE-B1597)564484 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804786324 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1180198 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10692205 035 $a(OCoLC)1198929556 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000354989 100 $a20121210d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe puzzle of unanimity$b[electronic resource] $econsensus on the United States Supreme Court /$fPamela C. Corley, Amy Steigerwalt, and Artemus Ward 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-8472-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThe 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 606 $aJudicial process$zUnited States 606 $aConsensus (Social sciences)$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJudicial process 615 0$aConsensus (Social sciences) 676 $a347.73/26 700 $aCorley$b Pamela C.$f1967-$01030107 701 $aSteigerwalt$b Amy$f1976-$0882538 701 $aWard$b Artemus$f1971-$0892574 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463112303321 996 $aThe puzzle of unanimity$92473158 997 $aUNINA