Judicial rhapsodies : rhetoric and fundamental rights in the Supreme Court /

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All judges legitimize their decisions in writing, but US Supreme Court justices depend on public acceptance to a unique degree. Previous studies of judicial opinions have explored rhetorical strategies that produce legitimacy, but none have examined the laudatory, even operatic, forms of writing Sup...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coulson, Doug, 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Amherst, MA] : Amherst College Press, 2023.
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court > Decision making.
United States. > Supreme Court > Language.
United States. > Supreme Court
Judicial process > United States.
Judicial opinions > United States.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Law > United States > Methodology.
Civil rights > United States.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
Jugements > États-Unis.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
Droit > États-Unis > Méthodologie.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Law.
Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric.
Law / Judicial Power.
Civil rights
Decision making
Judicial opinions
Judicial process
Language and languages
Law > Methodology
Rhetoric > Political aspects
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Rhapsodic Jurisprudence
  • 1. Judicial and Epideictic Rhetoric : A False Division
  • 2. Freedom of Speech, Paramologia, and the Flag
  • 3. Keeping Government Out of Religion and Vice Versa
  • 4. Storms, Shadows, and Privacy
  • Conclusion : Truth Has No Bones

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