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1 online resource (viii, 276 pages) |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239 -256) and index |
| Notes |
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 |
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United States. Supreme Court -- Decision making
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United States. Supreme Court -- Language
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United States. Supreme Court fast |
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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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Law.
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric.
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Law / Judicial Power.
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Civil rights
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Decision making
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Judicial opinions
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Judicial process
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Language and languages
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Law -- Methodology
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects
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United States
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Electronic book
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Amherst College. Press, publisher.
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Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781943208470 |
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1943208476 |
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