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



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Autore: Malphurs Ryan A. <1980-, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Rhetoric and discourse in Supreme Court oral arguments : sensemaking in judicial decisions / / Ryan A. Malphurs Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
Disciplina: 347.73/2605
Soggetto topico: Oral pleading - United States
Forensic orations - United States
Law - United States - Language
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
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ISBN: 1-136-18229-2
1-283-94213-5
0-203-08294-X
1-136-18230-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786085303321
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Serie: Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication