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Analysing the influence of past dissents on later Supreme Court majority opinions, this book presents the first comprehensive study of the effects of dissenting opinions and illuminates which types of dissents successfully influence legal and policy debates, which ones fail to make a difference, and why.

Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Dissenting Behavior on the United States Supreme Court
  • 3. Endeavoring to Accommodate: Dissent Coalition Behavior
  • 4. Intra-Court Dialogue: Contemporaneous Effect of Dissents on Majority Opinions
  • 5. Judicial Conversations Through Time: The Influence of Dissents on Future U.S. Supreme Court Majority Opinions
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References

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      Publisher: MP-VIR Uni of Virginia
      Publication Date: 9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813950174, 978-0813950174
      ISBN10: 0813950171
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analysing the influence of past dissents on later Supreme Court majority opinions, this book presents the first comprehensive study of the effects of dissenting opinions and illuminates which types of dissents successfully influence legal and policy debates, which ones fail to make a difference, and why.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Figures
      • List of Tables
      • Acknowledgments
      • 1. Introduction
      • 2. Dissenting Behavior on the United States Supreme Court
      • 3. Endeavoring to Accommodate: Dissent Coalition Behavior
      • 4. Intra-Court Dialogue: Contemporaneous Effect of Dissents on Majority Opinions
      • 5. Judicial Conversations Through Time: The Influence of Dissents on Future U.S. Supreme Court Majority Opinions
      • 6. Conclusion
      • Notes
      • References

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