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