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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| Place / Publishing House: | [Amherst, MA] : : Amherst College Press,, 2023. ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 276 pages) |
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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