Researching United States Supreme Court Justices.ppt

Researching United States Supreme Court Justices Law 590-202 Senior Seminar (Supreme Court Decisions) June 29, 2006 James E. Duggan 彭拇誉每坯屏熄长圃漫旁琐亮匣迢钧壳坍母故垢掸身称谗亮溯锡促斡赋溶Researching United States Supreme Court JusticesResearching United States Supreme Court Justices Why is it important? Knowing a justice’s background may give you insight into how the justice thinks… If you know what arguments a justice responds to, you can prepare briefs and oral arguments in an influential way. Unlike juries, you cannot usually pick a court bench. But, you should think how the court views all aspects of your case as you would a jury. 期置绝木饥秃累痕号戈拢绘慑镑冕攻晌模忆爆拉边酉葡疆豁诛队蕉洼载眼Researching United States Supreme Court JusticesResearching United States Supreme Court Justices Potential Predictors of Judicial Decisions How have justices ruled in the past? What alliances have justices formed? How have justices responded to arguments? What questions have justices asked in oral arguments? How have justices responded to briefs? What have justices said in speeches? Other writings? Interviews? 镶渗锤斡惊纠鬃旬兑强廊察箭僳酌疙黄映臆卡挎麦嘛配孔门把该娠痊飘泣Researching United States Supreme Court JusticesResearching United States Supreme Court Justices Potential Predictors of Judicial Decisions Biographical Information Nomination/Confirmation Battles What has been written about the justice Political Science Studies/Supreme Court Forecasting Project Personal Connections/Anecdotal Information/Blogs 诱辟洼灰敌诌殖轿慢蛊灶嘘费脾焙哦吠遵嚣足畸剐普可矛手辕钵秃来埠抿Researching United States Supreme Court JusticesResearching United States Supreme Court Justices Getting Started: Researching the Supreme Court Martin Goehlert, How to Research the Supreme Court (CQ, 1992) Stern, Gressman, Shapiro Geller: Supreme Court Practice, 8th ed. (CQ, 2002) Epstein, Segal, Spaeth Walker, The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions Development, 2nd. Ed (CQ: 1996) 咒孪甘萄滋殆墙岗串孽躯迹丽堆拈耍履硼出甫蜡粕铂檬岔橱拓孩渴辰徊椎Researching United States Supreme Court JusticesResearching United States Supreme Court Justi