Title: Strategy on the United States Supreme Court /
Authors: Brenner, Saul, 1932-; Whitmeyer, Joseph, 1960-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: United States. Decision making.; Judicial process United States
Contents: The legal model -- The attitudinal model -- The strategic models -- The losing litigant model -- The outcome-prediction strategy -- Strategic voting at the conference vote -- Fluidity and strategic voting -- The extent of successful bargaining over the content of the majority opinion -- The size of opinion coalitions -- At whose ideal point will the majority opinion be written? -- Reciprocity on the Supreme Court -- The separation of powers model -- Supreme Court decision making and public opinion -- Strategies in pursuit of institutional goals.