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Author Coulson, Doug, 1969- author.

Title Judicial rhapsodies : rhetoric and fundamental rights in the Supreme Court / Doug Coulson.

Publication Info. [Amherst, MA] : Amherst College Press, 2023.
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 276 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239 -256) and index.
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
Access 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.
Note This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial-NoDerivatives https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Description based on information from the publisher.
Subject United States. Supreme Court -- Decision making.
United States. Supreme Court -- Language.
United States. Supreme Court
Judicial process -- United States.
Judicial opinions -- United States.
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States.
Law -- United States -- Methodology.
Civil rights -- United States.
Processus judiciaire -- États-Unis.
Jugements -- États-Unis.
Discours politique -- États-Unis.
Droit -- États-Unis -- Méthodologie.
Droits de l'homme -- États-Unis.
Law.
Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric.
Law / Judicial Power.
Civil rights
Decision making
Judicial opinions
Judicial process
Language and languages
Law -- Methodology
Rhetoric -- Political aspects
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Amherst College. Press, publisher.
Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), distributor.
ISBN 9781943208470 (electronic bk.)
1943208476 (electronic bk.)
9781943208463 (paperback)
1943208468 (paperback)
Standard No. 10.3998/mpub.12752816 doi
AU@ 000073515235
AU@ 000076567416

 
    
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