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100	1		_aRomano, Michael K., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCreating the law : _bstate supreme court opinions and the effect of audiences / _cMichael Romano, Todd Curry.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Judicial Representation, Written Opinions, and Audiences -- Writing for An Audience : Framing and Opinion Content -- Accommodating for Dissent : The Effect of Minority Voices on Majority Opinions -- Efficiency or Strategy : Per Curiam Usage on State Supreme Courts -- The Political Ramifications of Opinion Content : Unanimity and Strategic Writing -- Conclusion.
520			_a"Written opinions are the primary means by which judges communicate with external actors. These opinions include the parties to the case itself, but also more broadly journalists, public officials, lawyers, other judges, and increasingly, the mass public. In Creating the Law, Michael K. Romano and Todd A. Curry examine the extent to which judges tailor their language in order to avoid retribution during their retention, and how institutional variations involving intra-chamber dynamics may influence the written word of a legal opinion. Using an extensive dataset that includes the text of all death penalty and education decisions issued by state supreme courts from 1995-2010, Romano and Curry are the first to examine the connection between retention incentives and language choices. They utilize text analysis techniques developed in the field of communications and apply them to the text of judicial decisions. In doing so, they find that judges write with their audience in mind, and emphasize dueling strategies of justification and persuasion in order to please diverse audiences that may be paying attention. Furthermore, the process of drafting a majority opinion is a team exercise, and when more individuals are involved in its crafting, the product will reflect this complexity. This book gives students the tools for understanding how institutional variation affects judicial outcomes and shows how language relates to decision making in the judiciary more specifically"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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650		0	_aCourts of last resort _zUnited States _xStates.
650		0	_aJudicial opinions _zUnited States _xStates.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / State & Provincial _2bisacsh
700	1		_aCurry, Todd A., _eauthor.
856	4	0	_3Taylor & Francis _uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429461828
856	4	2	_3OCLC metadata license agreement _uhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
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