Add to ORKGThe inherent ambiguity of language vests in the United States Supreme Court considerable power to shape the Constitution and laws through interpretation. By exercising that power, the Court profoundly affects the lives of American citizens. But the Court\u27s opinions are largely incomprehensible to the general public because of obscure language, daunting length, confusing structure, and lack of consensus. The author makes an impassioned appeal to reintroduce simplicity into Supreme Court opinions
The need for formal procedures for revising previously printed and published versions became acute i...
Although the individual Justices of the Supreme Court frequently speak to the public, the Court as a...
Modern Supreme Court opinions are too long. They are too fractured. And they often lack clarity. Sep...
The inherent ambiguity of language vests in the United States Supreme Court considerable power to sh...
The role of the judiciary, Chief Justice Marshall famously advised, is “to say what the law is.” Yet...
The role of the judiciary, Chief Justice Marshall famously advised, is “to say what the law is.” Yet...
Perhaps nowhere in American life is the intersection of language, argumentation, and politics more i...
What are the causes and consequences of opinion language on the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals? Much...
The 50 state supreme courts issue more than 5,000 published opinions each year. These opinions are v...
Although the Supreme Court is a singular institution within the American judiciary, it remains recog...
The link between courts and the public is the written word. With rare exceptions, it is through judi...
The replacement of traditional seriatim opinions with an "Opinion of the Court," offers what initial...
This Article evaluates different rhetorical strategies Supreme Court justices employ in writing thei...
The question the papers in this Special Issue address is whether it matters how judicial opinions ar...
The question the papers in this Special Issue address is whether it matters how judicial opinions ar...
The need for formal procedures for revising previously printed and published versions became acute i...
Although the individual Justices of the Supreme Court frequently speak to the public, the Court as a...
Modern Supreme Court opinions are too long. They are too fractured. And they often lack clarity. Sep...
The inherent ambiguity of language vests in the United States Supreme Court considerable power to sh...
The role of the judiciary, Chief Justice Marshall famously advised, is “to say what the law is.” Yet...
The role of the judiciary, Chief Justice Marshall famously advised, is “to say what the law is.” Yet...
Perhaps nowhere in American life is the intersection of language, argumentation, and politics more i...
What are the causes and consequences of opinion language on the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals? Much...
The 50 state supreme courts issue more than 5,000 published opinions each year. These opinions are v...
Although the Supreme Court is a singular institution within the American judiciary, it remains recog...
The link between courts and the public is the written word. With rare exceptions, it is through judi...
The replacement of traditional seriatim opinions with an "Opinion of the Court," offers what initial...
This Article evaluates different rhetorical strategies Supreme Court justices employ in writing thei...
The question the papers in this Special Issue address is whether it matters how judicial opinions ar...
The question the papers in this Special Issue address is whether it matters how judicial opinions ar...
The need for formal procedures for revising previously printed and published versions became acute i...
Although the individual Justices of the Supreme Court frequently speak to the public, the Court as a...
Modern Supreme Court opinions are too long. They are too fractured. And they often lack clarity. Sep...