3 Setting the Stage: Exploring Court Processes Leading to Decisions

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Studying Judicial Behaviour 15
6. The Evolution of the Court and Its Justices 39
7. Setting the Stage: Exploring Court Processes Leading to Decisions 70
8. The Decision: Collegiality, Conflict, and Consensus 101
9. A Question of Competence: Examining Judicial Policy Making 133
10. The Court in Government and Society: Dialogue, Public Opinion, and the Media 160
11. Conclusion 182
12. Notes 191
13. Bibliography 221
14. Index 235
15. Law and Socirty 243