• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: The psychology of the Supreme Court
  • Contributor: Wrightsman, Lawrence S. [Author]
  • imprint: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006
  • Published in: American Psychology-Law Society series
  • Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 312 p.)
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195306040.001.0001
  • ISBN: 9780199894093
  • Identifier:
  • RVK notation: PL 734 : Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit
  • Keywords: USA > Prozessführung > Rechtspsychologie
    USA > Rechtsprechung > Rechtspsychologie
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  • Footnote: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
  • Description: Examining the psychology of Supreme Court decision-making, this book seeks to understand almost all aspects of the Supreme Court's functioning from a psychological perspective. It addresses many factors of influence, including the background of the justices, how they are nominated and appointed, the role of their law clerks, and more.