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1 online resource (viii, 276 pages) |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239 -256) and index. |
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Open access. MiU |
| Summary |
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 Supreme Court justices have used to justify fundamental rights decisions. Doug Coulson demonstrates that such "judicial rhapsodies" are not an aberration but a central feature of judicial discourse. First examining the classical origins of divisions between law and rhetoric, Coulson tracks what he calls an epideictic register--highly affective forms of expression that utilize hyperbole, amplification, and vocabularies of praise--through a surprising number of landmark Supreme Court opinions. Judicial Rhapsodies recovers and revalues these instances as significant to establishing and maintaining shared perspectives that form the basis for common experience and cooperation. |
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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial-NoDerivatives https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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Description based on information from the publisher. |
| Subject |
United States. Supreme Court -- Decision making.
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United States. Supreme Court -- Language.
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Judicial process -- United States.
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Judicial opinions -- United States.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Law -- United States -- Methodology.
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Civil rights -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Amherst College. Press, publisher.
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Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781943208470 (electronic book) |
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1943208476 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.12752816 doi |
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